Krisztina
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Fishing in Skjervøy- 1/25
The past few days have been ALL about herring fishery. The fishing boats are back and are now fishing for their 2025 quotas. There have been 300+ orcas and humpback whales in the area following around the boats, waiting for their fair share of herring. After the feast, orcas were in a pretty social mood.…
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The Arctic Roller Coaster – 20/1/25
Today, we had the craziest feeding we have seen in a long time. After several stormy days, we had huuuge incoming swell on the trip today. It was a little bit difficult to spot the whales with such high waves, but orcas once again proved they love bad weather and huge waves. We soon found…
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Waves – 17/1/25
Orcas LOVE bad weather. Today, we found several groups of orcas next to a commercial herring vessel. Some orcas enjoyed the big waves after a few stormy days, instead of hanging around the fishing vessel. They were breaching into the waves and accelerated to be able to ride them. It was so cool to see…
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Shallow Feeding – 20/11/24
Today was a fantastic day with orcas and humpback whales. After we arrived at the scene, we floated and observed a female orca resting on the surface. Not long after, a fully grown male was tail-slapping near her, and we saw a fresh (superficial) wound on his tail. The injury looks like it is caused…
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Feeding Frenzy – 24/11/24
Yesterday we had a day on land due to stormy weather. Today, when we went out, we experienced a huge swell, but luckily many animals close by. Huge snow clouds were sitting low, giving us a pretty dark day. Herring tends to come closer to the surface when it is darker, so we were lucky…