Logbook 2015

 

Sightings Húsavík 2015

From March to November 2015, whales were spotted in 1.354 out of 1.434 tours = 94,42%.
In total, seven species were spotted: Humpback whales, Blue whales, Harbour porpoises, White-beaked dolphins, Minke whales, Fin whales and Killer whales.

 

Summary 2015
Humpback whales in 1.194 of 1.434 83,26%
Minke whales in 422 of 1.434 29,43%
White-beaked dolphins in 392 of 1.434 27,34%
Blue whales in 213 of 1.434 14,85%
Harbour porpoises in 99 of 1.434 6,90%
Fin whales in 13 of 1.434 0,91%
Killer whales in 6 of 1.434 0,42%
Total: 1354 of 1434
94,42%

 

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.