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.
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, Marianne Sivertsen Næss The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries has announced that the minke whale fishing quota for 2026 will be increased by 235 animals from the previous year.
The Whale Museum in Húsavík has hired Arngrímur Arnarson to serve as museum director. Arngrímur, known to most as Agga, was born and raised in
SEA LIFE Trust has announced a new welfare-focused project on the organization's Facebook page, which is intended to prepare the baby seals Little Grey and Little White for