Author: Páll Línberg Sigurðsson

The Icelandic Seal Cetner recently was given a grant for the amount of 2.1 million IKR from the Menningarráð norðurlands vestra. The grant is suposed to be used for strengthening the Seal Center’s exhibition as well as operations. To date this year we have amongst other things opened up a new section at the exhibition on the Seal Sensory systems, uptdated information boards in the exhibition, as well as general maintenance of the facilities. These updates are neccersary since the Seal Center gets more visitors each year. We are also working on our environmental policy as well as many other smaller projects.

The Seal Center thanks Menningarráð for their support.

The 2014 Annual meeting for shareholders was held in Dæli in Víðidalur on  may 15th 2014. 

Skúli Þórðarson managed the meeting.

Following board members were elected:

Ársæll Daníelsson, Guðmundur Jóhannesson, Jóhannes Erlendsson, Kristín Jósefsdóttir og Katharina Ruppel. Alternates ar u Róbert Jack og Sigrún B. Valdimarsdóttir.

 

May 12th-15th the 10th Ecology and Behaviour conference was held in Montpellier France.

Sandra Granquist head of biology research department at the Seal Center gave a talk at the conference. The talk was called:  Seal watching in Iceland; who is watching whom. 

More information on the conference can be found here 

In 2009 and 2010 the frequency of injuries on salomonoids in 5 important salomon angling rivers in NW Iceland was recorded. The results are presented in this report written by Sandra Granquist.

Press here to read the report (in Icelandic – English abstract)

The Seal Center is now an authorised tour operator with the Icelandic Tourist Board. We are very proud of that and are now able to promote and sell services of the serivice providers in the area.