US Ambassador, Robert C. Barber, visited the Húsavík Whale Museum recently. Ambassador Barber met with museum staff and local students who participated in the Connecting Coastal Communities project in 2015/2016. In addition to that, he met with whale watching operators in Húsavík to learn about recent, current and future challenges and cheer the operators to keep up the good and professional work.
According to a RÚV news report from April 8, 2025, Bjarni Benediktsson initially considered himself incompetent to process Hval hf.'s application for a whaling license due to
The chairman of the Icelandic Fisheries Association (SFS, formerly LÍÚ), Ólafur H. Marteinsson, told Morgunblaðið on March 14 that "As far as the capelin stock is concerned,
The summer season has officially begun at the Húsavík Whale Museum and the museum's opening hours have been extended. The museum is now open to all