News & Sighting Reports


BBC Wildlife Magazine

Killer whale families are capable of far deeper emotions - ans more varied hunting behavior - than we thought, as Bille Markham found after meeting a Norwegian pod member called Stumpy.

Read the full article in BBC Willdlife Magazine

Atlantic White Sided Dolphins

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August 14, 2013. Eric Fokke reports a group of 20 Atlantic White Sided Dolphins just close to the road to Henningsvaer on Lofoten. In the group was at least one small calf.

Thanks Eric for the report

Photo credits: Eric Fokke, Lofoten Bilder

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Humpback whale ID project Norway

This video shows information about a Humpback Whale Photo Identification project in Northern Norway. Have YOU taken photos of humpback flukes in Norway? Then I would be very happy if you would send them (along with information about date, observer and locality where the photos were taken) to the following e-mail: norwayhumpbacks@gmail.com

Humpback whale sighted for Dutch Coast

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Healthy, tail slapping humpback sighted in front off the Dutch coast of Castricum.Imares has spotted two animals since december 2.One of the animals was probably the unfortunate stranded humpback.

Photo: Hans Verdaat/IMARES

A large humpback whale was on Thursday spotted swimming in the sea off the coast near Castricum by scientists with the Imares marine research institute.

Orcas and Humpbacks in Kattfjorden



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