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2. Whales of Iceland - Wikipedia

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   In December 2017, the museum was purchased by Special Tours Wildlife Adventures, a whale watching company based in Reykjavík. [4] In 2018 and 2019, the museum, along with several whale watching companies and other local businesses, hosted celebrations for Whale Day, a series of events intended to grow local appreciation of whales. [5]

3. Whaling in Iceland - Wikipedia

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   Whaling was temporarily paused in Iceland between 2019 and 2021 as coronavirus restrictions, competition from subsidized Japanese whaling and increasing domestic whale watching tourism have hampered the industry, however the practice was resumed in June of 2022. Iceland has a whale watching sector, which exists in tension with the whaling ...

4. Whale watching - Wikipedia

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   Whale Watching, Discovery Travel Adventures Insight guide. ISBN 1-56331-836-9. The Whale Watcher's Guide: Whale-watching Trips in North America, Patricia Corrigan, ISBN 1-55971-683-5. Whales and Whale Watching in Iceland, Mark Carwardine, ISBN 9979-51-129-X. On the Trail of the Whale, Mark Carwardine, ISBN 1-899074-00-7

5. Húsavík Whale Museum - Wikipedia

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   Special attention is given to orcas, including the most famous Icelandic orca, Keiko. Two documentaries about whaling and the conflict between whaling and whale watching are offered to give visitors an introduction to the issue. The museum's upper floor contains the “whale gallery” with authentic skeletons of 9 species.

6. Hvalur hf. - Wikipedia

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   Hvalur hf. [a] (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvaːlʏr̥], lit. ' Whale ') is an Icelandic commercial whaling and holding company. [1] Hvalur hf. was founded in 1947 as a commercial whaling company [2] by Loftur Bjarnason and Vilhjálmur Árnason and later run by their sons, Kristján Loftsson and Árni Vilhjálmsson.

7. Hvalfjörður - Wikipedia

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   Hvalfjörður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvalˌfjœrðʏr̥] ⓘ, "whale fjord") is situated in the west of Iceland between Mosfellsbær and Akranes.The fjord is approximately 30 kilometres (19 miles) long and 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) wide.