Logbook 2003

 

Sightings Húsavík 2003

In the summer of 2003 whales were spotted in 528 out of 553 tours = 96%.
In total, six species were spotted: Harbour porpoises, White-beaked dolphins, Minke whales, Sei whales, Killer whales and Humpback whales.

 

Summary 2003
Minke whales in 466 of 553	84%
White-beaked dolphins in 367 of 553	48%
Harbour porpoises in 161 of 553	29%
Humpback whales in 14 of 553	3%
Killer whales in 18 of 553	3%
Sei whales in 1 of 553	0,2%
Total: 528 of 553	96%

 

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.