Logbook 2023
Sightings Húsavík 2023
From March to November 2023, whales were spotted in 1286 out of 1318 tours = 97,57%.
In total, eleven different species were spotted: Humpback whales, Blue whales, Sperm whales, Long-finned Pilot whales, Harbour porpoises, White-beaked dolphins, Minke whales, Northern Bottlenose whales, Blue/Fin whale hybrid, Fin whales and Killer whales.
| Summary 2023 – Húsavík |
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| Humpback whales in 1216 of 1318 | 92,26% |
| White-beaked dolphins in 302 of 1318 | 22,91% |
| Minke whales in 267 of 1318 | 20,26% |
| Harbour porpoises in 124 of 1318 | 9,41% |
| Blue whales in 101 of 1318 | 7,66% |
| Northern Bottlenose whales in 23 of 1318 | 1,75% |
| Fin whales in 22 of 1318 | 1,67% |
| Killer whales in 15 of 1318 | 1,14% |
| Blue/Fin whale hybrid in 4 of 1318 | 0,30% |
| Long-finned pilot whales in 3 of 1318 | 0,23% |
| Sperm whales in 1 of 1318 | 0,08% |
| Total: 1286 of 1318 |
97,57% |
Sightings Árskógssandur 2023
From June to November 2023, whales were spotted in 302 out of 302 tours = 100,00%
In total, five different species were spotted: Humpback whales, Harbour porpoises, White-beaked dolphins, Minke whales and Fin whales.
| Summary 2023 – Árskógssandur |
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| Humpback whales in 302 of 302 | 100,00% |
| Minke whales in 34 of 302 | 11,26% |
| White-beaked dolphins in 29 of 302 | 9,60% |
| Harbour porpoises in 27 of 302 | 8,94% |
| Fin whales in 1 of 302 | 0,33% |
| Total: 302 of 302 |
100,00% |
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.