Research news and updates

Although the recent snowfall might fool us, spring is right around the corner, with the spring solstice happening just a few days ago on March 20 th ! With the arrival of spring also accompanies the arrival of our Atlantic puffins, adorned with their orange bills ready to return to our islands for the 2026 breeding season. Usually, we first spot our puffins while out at sea every year, as the early birds start making their way closer to land with thoughts of rekindling their

Our team recently received the question on what drives us to contribute to cetacean research the way we do and why we seemingly can’t get a break from whales even though we work with them daily. To answer this question, I went on a little quest where talked to all our guides and compiled all their answers in this blog. Through this post I want to share appreciation for the entire team and highlight the love they have for the field they work in. It puts together the thoughts o

Before the start of last summer our team acquired a hydrophone; a microphone that can be used to listen to underwater sounds - and in our case specifically - the sound of the whales! Over the course of last summer, we had our first tries recording the whales and dolphins in the bay while familiarising ourselves with the hardware and software. Some trial and error later, we managed to get a few succesfull recordings of both white beaked dolphins and humpback whales! Without di

Humpback whales are always on the move. Each year they travel thousands of kilometres from their mating grounds in the tropics to their feeding grounds in the Arctic or Antarctic. While these mighty animals are always travelling, some do seem to have their preferred hangout spots. Lucky for us, our bay Faxaflói  is a favourite among humpbacks! While many pass by each year, some frequent visitors managed to steal the hearts of crew and passengers alike. So much so that we comp