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Andenes Whale Summit

28. - 30. April 2026

Welcome to one of the most knowledgeable events of 2026!

The value of combining whale research and whale watching - knowledgeable communication.

The Andenes Whale Summit will take place over three days, with invited speakers from whale research, tourism, regional authorities, and more.

In addition to the lectures, there will be social activities and whale and bird safaris to showcase our knowledge-based products.

KEY-SPEAKERS

Philip Hammond.
PHILIP HAMMOND

Philip Hammond is emeritus professor at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. His primary interest is in population dynamics and ecology, in particular the applied aspects of how seals and cetaceans interact with human activities. Research foci include investigating habitat use, foraging ecology and diet of marine mammals, estimating abundance, survival and reproductive rates, and modelling population dynamics.

He co-founded the Scottish east coast bottlenose dolphin project in 1989 which continues to study the dynamics of a small coastal population in a changing environment. He co-initiated the series of SCANS cetacean surveys to estimate abundance and model distribution of cetaceans in European Atlantic waters, coordinating the first three surveys in 1994, 2005/07 and 2016.

He has supervised >40 PhD students working throughout the world and published >150 research papers.

He has served as a member of the IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group and the SMM Conservation Committee, and as an associate editor of Marine Mammal Science.

SPEAKERS

Philip Hammond.
Philip Hammond
Philip Hammond is emeritus professor at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. His primary interest is in population dynamics and ecology, in particular the applied aspects of how seals and cetaceans interact with human activities. Research foci include investigating habitat use, foraging ecology and diet of marine mammals, estimating abundance, survival and reproductive rates, and modelling population dynamics. He co-founded the Scottish east coast bottlenose dolphin project in 1989 which continues to study the dynamics of a small coastal population in a changing environment. He co-initiated the series of SCANS cetacean surveys to estimate abundance and model distribution of cetaceans in European Atlantic waters, coordinating the first three surveys in 1994, 2005/07 and 2016.