Out with The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research on a two months marine mammal survey in the Arctic.
This summer’s survey covers the offshore waters of the Barents Sea, Greenland Sea and around Svalbard.
From calm seas and clear skies to rainy and windy days or long lasting thick fog, from our watch towers we get a great variety of weather and views while patiently keeping a good lookout for signs of any potential marine mammal in the sea.
The northern fulmar keeps being our most frequent and very appreciated company during our watch hours. Such a great experience it would be to be a fulmar for a day effortlessly flying in the strong winds and above the stormy seas!
When winds are strong and the sea too big for the survey, the mountainous fjords of Svalbard provide us with good shelter.
This year, we sighted the elusive bowhead whales, more on this in the next blogpost.
