According to local whaling records, 172 individual blue whales visited Skjálfandi bay, North Iceland, between 2001 and 2015.
In recent years, researchers have kept detailed records of blue whale visits in Skjálfandflói bay. According to the National Broadcasting Service, around 1,000 blue whales live in the North Atlantic Ocean, meaning 17% of North Atlantic blue whale population has visited Skjálfandi bay at least once in the past 14 years.
Skjálfandaflói bay is located in North Iceland. The only town in bay is the fishing village of Húsavík, often dubbed ‘the whale watching capital of Iceland‘.
Blue whales are the largest animals known to have existed on Earth. They were found in abundance until the beginning of the twentieth century when they had almost been hunted to extinction. Blue whales were protected by the international community in 1966.
According to local whaling records, 172 individual blue whales visited Skjálfandi bay, North Iceland, between 2001 and 2015.
In recent years, researchers have kept detailed records of blue whale visits in Skjálfandflói bay. According to the National Broadcasting Service, around 1,000 blue whales live in the North Atlantic Ocean, meaning 17% of North Atlantic blue whale population has visited Skjálfandi bay at least once in the past 14 years.
Skjálfandaflói bay is located in North Iceland. The only town in bay is the fishing village of Húsavík, often dubbed ‘the whale watching capital of Iceland‘.
Blue whales are the largest animals known to have existed on Earth. They were found in abundance until the beginning of the twentieth century when they had almost been hunted to extinction. Blue whales were protected by the international community in 1966.
