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Fish in
the classroom
is supported by

  • The Central Bank of Iceland 

  • Ministry of food, agriculture and fisheries

  • HS Orku Community Council

  • Landsbankinn/National bank Community Fund 

  • Art and culture fund of Mosfellsbær

Fish in the Classroom:
Shark meets salmon

In the autumn term of 2024, the non-profit organization Icelandic Water Creatures will educate school children about the biology and ecology of sharks and other smaller fish off the coast of Iceland in the form of the project Fish in the classroom. The goal of the project is to visit children in elementary schools in the country and draw their attention to the natural and cultural value of the marine ecosystem. The project Fish in the Classroom is an essential part of the effort to create connections between future generations and the ocean.

Dalrún Kaldakvísl, chairman of the board, received a grant for the visiting project from a cultural fund linked to the name of Jóhannes Nordal, the former governor of the Central Bank of Iceland. 

Snorri's Edda

Lax ok langa

lýsa, brosma,

birtingr, hæingr,

bust ok hrygna,

humarr, hrognkelsi,

hveðnir, flóki,

ölunn, aurriði

ok andvari.

Síld, seiðr, skata,

síl, reyðr ok öggr, 

skreiðungr ok síkr, 

skálgi, flyðra,

fyldingr, styrja

ok fuðryskill, 

hámerr, steinbítr

og háskerðingr.

Hámeri_porbeagle shark_Lamna nasus_edited.jpg

Fjörsungr, þrömmungr

ok fengrani,

hamarr, sandhverfa

ok horngæla,

marknútr, glömmungr

ok marþvara,

sílungr, skelfiskr,

sverðfiskr ok lýr.

Hafrhvalr, geirhvalr

ok hafgufa,

hnísa, hafstrambr

ok hnýðingar,

reyðr, reyðarkálfr,

búrungr, rostungr

ok blæjuhvalr.

Þyrsklingr, ufsi,

þorskr, vartari,

grunnungr, gedda,

gjölnir, keila,

áll ok karfi,

krabbi, geirsíl,

hár ok goðlax,

hornsíl, igull.

Norðhvalr, kýrhvalr,

náhvalr ok leiftr,

skeljungr, fiskreki

ok skútuhvalr,

sléttibaka, skjaldhvalr

ok sandlægja,

hrosshvalr, andhvalr,

hrafnreyðr ok vögn.

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