Logbook 2006

 

Sightings Húsavík 2006

In the summer of 2006 whales were spotted in 631 out of 637 tours = 99,1%.
In total, ten species were spotted: Harbour porpoises, White-beaked dolphins, Minke whales, Killer whales, Sei whales, Blue whales, Sperm whales, Northern Bottlenose whales, Pilot whales and Humpback whales.

 

Summary 2006
Humpback whales in 466 of 637	73,2%
Minke whales in 422 of 637	66,7%
White-beaked dolphins in 224 of 637	35,2%
Harbour porpoises in 115 of 637	18,1%
Blue whales in 94 of 637	14,8%
Sei whales in 4 of 637	0,6%
Pilot whales in 2 of 637	0,3%
Killer whales in 2 of 637	0,3%
Sperm whales in 1 of 637	0,2%
Northern bottlenose whales in 1 of 637	0,2%
Total: 631 of 637	99,1%

 

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.