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Hidden in Plain Sight: Discovering Iceland’s Harbour Porpoises
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...
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Elding's research team
Oct 29
Travel Blog of a Humpback Whale
As the year winds down, Iceland’s humpback whales start preparing for their annual winter getaway. While some humpbacks stick to solo...
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Sep 4
A funeral in Faxaflói
Normally, our whale watching encounters are all about creating joyful memories. However, earlier this year, our team had a rare sighting...
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Aug 7
Pilot Whales around Iceland
Long finned pilot whales, Globicephala melas, are one of over 20 species of cetacean that can be found in Icelandic waters. There are...
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Jan 31
Seal-watching in Reykjavík
With the increasing number of humpback whale sightings near the islands surrounding Reykjavík, we're delighted to observe seals regularly...
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Jan 17
A look back at 2023 whale watching
The past year has been a spectacular one for whale watching in Iceland, marked by an abundance of humpback whales, minke whales,...
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Nov 13, 2023
Meet the Minke Whales We've Known for Over 15 Years
In the waters of Faxaflói, minke whales are a common sight. Some individuals have been visiting us consistently for more than 15 years...
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Oct 13, 2023
Climate change impact on Iceland
After the last IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports synthesising 70 thousands of scientific publications and a...
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Jul 18, 2023
How often do humpback whales breach?
Everyone has seen it in nature documentaries: a beautiful humpback whale lifting its enormous body all the way out of the water, followed...
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May 15, 2023
Humpback whale social organisation in Faxaflói bay
Although largely solitary, humpback whales are sometimes seen in groups. In breeding grounds, females with their calf can be escorted by...
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Apr 3, 2023
When is the best time to see humpback whales?
Many passengers on our whale watching tours are interested to know when is the best time to go whale-watching. We especially frequently...
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Elding's research team
Oct 15, 2022
Where is the whale?
When you study wild populations there is generally two main simple questions that need to be answered: - How many animals in the...
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Jul 28, 2022
How scars tell the story of our whales
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...
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Jun 11, 2022
Faxaflói’s humpback whales in 2021: who did we see?
One of the species we often encounter on our tours is the humpback whale. These beautiful whales show a great diversity of behaviours and...
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May 25, 2022
How likely is it to see a whale or dolphin?
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:...
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Mar 24, 2022
A visit to Reykjavík by the world’s second largest animal: the fin whale
With the arrival of capelin, we have been seeing a rich diversity and abundance of cetaceans in Faxaflói over the past couple of weeks....
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Elding's research team
Jan 12, 2022
Same minke whale, different identifiable markings
The minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is one of the most abundant baleen whales in the world, and yet due to their shy nature and...
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Dec 6, 2021
Winter: the time to catch up on research!
Photo credit: Megan Whittaker and Dorota Chrostek Days are getting shorter, the air is getting colder, and the sea is getting wilder....
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Nov 4, 2021
Socialising in feeding grounds?
The humpback whales we see in Faxaflói are generally solitary: they come here to feed, and socialising is not very high on their agenda -...
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Nov 9, 2020
2020 Humpback whale research: “Tattoo”
One of the easiest species to identify is the Humpback whale. With their unique fluke patterns, they are often easily identifiable from...
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