Lacking cetacean welfare during the Faroe Islands’ drive hunt – Highlighting the importance of the article by Simmons et.al. Yesterday (5/11/2025) the article “An assessment of cetacean welfare in the Faroe Islands’ drive hunt” by Simmons et.al. was published in Biology Letters where they highlight the urgent need to reassess the welfare implications of the […]
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Stranded whale prepared for exhibition Sveinung is currently working on preparing the skeleton of a Sowerby’s beaked whale for our Sea of Sounds event. Interested to read about the details behind the find – see his story below. The skeleton is from a sub-adult male measuring 4.7 meters in length. It stranded on Sandhornøya, Bodø,
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Whale virtual reality experience will be further developed thanks to new EU grant! We are excited to share that we together with our partner at Seanergy have been selected for the PartArt4OW accelerator as one of six groups across Europe. Through the support of PartArt4OW we will further develop our Sea of Sounds project to
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We’re excited to share good news from Norway: our 2025 field season has begun very successfully! On our first day in may we found the pilot whales in exactly the same spot as we left them in the end of July last year! This year brings an extra layer of excitement as we combine our
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We’re proud to share our latest research letter, published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, exploring the often-overlooked role of sound in coastal tourism. From the crashing of waves to the calls of marine mammals, soundscapes are part of what makes places like Norway’s coastline so unique. But how often do we consider what stories
We would like to share a new article written by Dr. Heike Vester and Prof. Giovanna Bertella concerning the underwater landcape In our latest research letter, we explore how the sounds of Norway’s coastline tell powerful stories, if we choose to listen. Drawing from our work in tourism, marine biology, and conservation, we contrast a
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We are excited to announce that we contributed to a National Geographic series highlighting the issue of noise pollution in our seas! This article is focused on Confronting the Arctic’s pollution problems The Arctic is changing. Fossil fuel-powered human development is sending a tide of plastic northward and creating an underwater cacophony. The following article
We are excited to share this article published by Forskning.no Whale researcher Heike Vester and her team combine long-term studies with artificial intelligence to increase knowledge about orcas and pilot whales along the Norwegian coast Read the full article here: https://www.forskning.no/dyreverden-havet-havforskning/na-skal-forskerne-finne-ut-hva-hvalene-snakker-om/2458195
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‘It’s nonstop’ how noise pollution threatens the return of Norway’s whales – the Guardian Recordings by biologist Heike Vester / Ocean Sounds reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are adding to the din underwater By Miranda Bryant in Bodø, Norway for the Guardian From the moment
Over 200 people joined us last weekend when we presented our Sea of Sounds project in Prosjekt 67’s container gallery by the Beddingen Kulturhus in Bodø. We are happy to see so many of you engaged in our workshops and to hear your inputs! As part of the event kids, students, and general public could
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