Hólmfríður Jakobsdóttir – Bio

Hólmfríður completed her Bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of Iceland in 2021. She wrote her thesis on the behavior of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus), the title of which is “Group size and composition of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) between Iceland and Jan Mayen”.  Her main interest within biology is marine mammalogy and conservation. She is starting her Master’s degree in biology at the University of Iceland in 2021 and is planning to write her Master’s thesis about the effect of tourism on behavior and abundance of harbor seal (Pocha vitulina).