ICEWHALE SEMINAR AT THE WHALE MUSEUM
Last week some of our Gentle Giants team attended the IceWhale seminar at the Húsavík Whale Museum and listened to many interesting talks about "Economical impacts of whale watching and development of harbour areas".
IceWhale, which is the Icelandic Whale Watching Association, had 8 speakers give presentations in both English and Icelandic about whale watching in Iceland, harbour development opportunities, whale research collaborations with whale watching companies, and the developement of Whappy, a "whale friendly" Icelandic smartphone app.
Thank you to the Whale Museum and IceWhale for the interesting and informative day!
Erich Hoyt giving his presentation "Whale Watching in Iceland 2015 and Beyond: Marketing and Branding an Evolving Product" (Photo Huld Hafliðadóttir)
Barbara Slee giving her presentation on behalf of IFAW "Introducing Whappy - The Whale Friendly App for Iceland" (Photo Huld Hafliðadóttir)
-Charla
Researcher/Guide