As readers no doubt know, the Whale Museum has been closed since September due to work on the installation of the whalebone cage and its exhibition. Now the work is finally coming to an end and the museum will reopen to the public on March 7. The Steypireyð exhibition opens on March 12 with a formal ceremony.
New scientific research from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research suggests that minke whale species such as minke whales, fin whales and humpback whales contribute to increased primary production.
Two adult duckbills (Hyperoodon ampullatus) washed ashore in Öxarfjörður last night, near Lónsós in Auðbjörgarstaðir. An employee of the Whale Museum in Húsavík, Garðar