Research news and updates

For a few years now humpback whales have been seen to regularly come close to the coast in Faxaflói Bay, during the winter. The area they...

Usually, the blogs we write relate to the three main species we research at Elding. Therefore, in this one we decided to mix it up a...

As the year winds down, Iceland’s humpback whales start preparing for their annual winter getaway. While some humpbacks stick to solo...

Normally, our whale watching encounters are all about creating joyful memories. However, earlier this year, our team had a rare sighting...

Long finned pilot whales, Globicephala melas, are one of over 20 species of cetacean that can be found in Icelandic waters. There are...

With the increasing number of humpback whale sightings near the islands surrounding Reykjavík, we're delighted to observe seals regularly...

The past year has been a spectacular one for whale watching in Iceland, marked by an abundance of humpback whales, minke whales,...

In the waters of Faxaflói, minke whales are a common sight. Some individuals have been visiting us consistently for more than 15 years...

After the last IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports synthesising 70 thousands of scientific publications and a...

Everyone has seen it in nature documentaries: a beautiful humpback whale lifting its enormous body all the way out of the water, followed...

Although largely solitary, humpback whales are sometimes seen in groups. In breeding grounds, females with their calf can be escorted by...

Many passengers on our whale watching tours are interested to know when is the best time to go whale-watching. We especially frequently...

When you study wild populations there is generally two main simple questions that need to be answered: - How many animals in the...

If you’ve been onboard Elding’s tours or followed our blog you know that our research team does its best to identify every whale and...

One of the species we often encounter on our tours is the humpback whale. These beautiful whales show a great diversity of behaviours and...

Besides the fun of an Icelandic adventure out on the water, most people who come on a whale-watching tour have one obvious goal in mind:...

With the arrival of capelin, we have been seeing a rich diversity and abundance of cetaceans in Faxaflói over the past couple of weeks....

The minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is one of the most abundant baleen whales in the world, and yet due to their shy nature and...

Photo credit: Megan Whittaker and Dorota Chrostek Days are getting shorter, the air is getting colder, and the sea is getting wilder....

The humpback whales we see in Faxaflói are generally solitary: they come here to feed, and socialising is not very high on their agenda -...