Logbook 2004

 

Sightings Húsavík 2004

In the summer of 2004 whales were spotted in 583 out of 611 tours = 95,5%.
In total, eight species were spotted: Harbour porpoises, White-beaked dolphins, Minke whales, Killer whales, Fin whales, Blue whales, Sei whales and Humpback whales.

 

Summary 2004
Minke whales in 454 of 611	74%
White-beaked dolphins in 344 of 611	56%
Harbour porpoises in 112 of 611	18%
Blue whales in 101 of 611	17%
Humpback whales in 95 of 611	16%
Killer whales in 13 of 611	13%
Fin whales in 15 og 611	3%
Sei whales in 2 of 611	0,2%
Total: 583 of 611	95,5%

 

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.