The Icelandic Seal Center recently got a visit from Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir, minister of food, fisheries and agriculture. The minister was visiting branches of the Marine and Freshwater Institute and one of those branches in located in Hvammstangi. That branch focuses on seal research and has worked closely with the Icelandic Seal Center for many years.
It was very good to discuss matters of the Icelandic seal population with the minister, and the role of the Icelandic Seal Center. The picture shows the minister with Gunnlaugur Ragnarsson chairman of the Icelandic Seal Center, Örvar B. Eiríksson manager, Hafþór Magnús Kristinsson employee and Sandra M. Granquist head of seal research.