Logbook 2024
Sightings Húsavík 2024
From March to November 2024, whales were spotted on 981 out of 1042 tours = 94,15%.
In total, eight different species were spotted: Humpback whales, White-beaked dolphins, Minke whales, Harbour porpoises, Blue whales, Killer whales, Sei whales and Sperm whales. Additionally, we also spotted a blue/fin whale hybrid.
| Summary 2024 – Húsavík |
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| Humpback whales in 912 of 1042 | 87,52% |
| White-beaked dolphins in 209 of 1042 | 20,06% |
| Minke whales in 158 of 1042 | 15,16% |
| Harbour porpoises in 99 of 1042 | 9,50% |
| Blue whales in 59 of 1042 | 5,66% |
| Blue/Fin whale hybrid 11 of 1042 | 1,06% |
| Killer whales in 7 of 1042 | 0,67% |
| Sei whales 2 of 1042 | 0,19% |
| Sperm whales in 1 of 1042 | 0,10% |
| Total: 981 of 1042 |
94,15% |
Sightings Árskógssandur 2024
From February to December 2024, whales were spotted in 417 out of 424 tours = 98,35%
In total, eight different species were spotted: Humpback whales, Minke whales, Harbour porpoises, White-beaked dolphins, Blue whales, Fin whales, Northern Bottlenose whales and Sei whales.
| Summary 2024 – Árskógssandur |
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| Humpback whales in 402 of 424 | 94,81% |
| Minke whales in 69 of 424 | 16,27% |
| Harbour porpoises in 54 of 424 | 12,74% |
| White-beaked dolphins in 27 of 424 | 6,37% |
| Blue whales in 5 of 424 | 1,18% |
| Fin whales in 1 of 424 | 0,24% |
| Northern Bottlenose whales in 1 of 424 | 0,24% |
| Sei whales in 1 of 424 | 0,24% |
| Total: 417 of 424 |
98,35% |
Please note: When it comes to calculating the success rate of trips, different companies have different methods, some more credible than others. As a rule of thumb, North Sailing’s crews count trip as “unsuccessful” if nothing bigger than porpoises is seen during the tour. Also if for some reasons conditions to spot the whales are that hard that not every passenger sees the whales we do not count those trips as successful.