Logbook 2012
Sightings Húsavík 2012
From May to October 2012, whales were spotted in 984 out of 999 tours = 98,5%.
In total, nine species were spotted: Harbour porpoises, White-beaked dolphins, Northern Bottlenose whales, Minke whales, Pilot whales, Killer whales, Humpback whales, Fin whales and Blue whales.
| Summary 2012 |
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| Humpback whales in 850 of 999 | 85,1% |
| Minke whales in 393 of 999 | 39,3% |
| White-beaked dolphins in 371 of 999 | 37,1% |
| Harbour porpoises in 124 of 999 | 12,4% |
| Blue whales in 115 of 999 | 11,5% |
| Killer whales in 18 of 999 | 1,8% |
| Northern bottlenose whales in 17 of 999 | 1,7% |
| Fin whales in 1 of 999 | 0,1% |
| Pilot whales in 1 of 999 | 0,1% |
| Total: 984 of 999 |
98,5% |
Sightings Ólafsfjörður 2012
From June to August 2012, whales were spotted in 117 out of 119 tours = 98,3%.
In total, six species were spotted: Harbour porpoises, White-beaked dolphins, Minke whales, Killer whales, Humpback whales and Blue whales.
| Summary 2012 |
|
| Humpback whales in 116 of 119 | 97,5% |
| White-beaked dolphins in 69 of 119 | 49,6% |
| Minke whales in 28 of 119 | 23,5% |
| Harbour porpoises in 12 of 119 | 10,1% |
| Blue whales in 4 of 119 | 3,4% |
| Killer whales in 2 of 119 | 1,7% |
| Total: 117 of 119 |
98,3% |
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.