Near the island of Akseløya, we were out looking at puffins and reindeers when we received a call from Captain Sergey that a large pod of Beluga whales were spotted.
Excitement build up as all zodiacs zoom to converge near the spot, cut the engine, settled down and wait. Beluga started to appear, initially at some distance away. Very soon they were everywhere, moving along in their pods, infront, behind, and below our zodiacs. They just kept coming and going for about 20mins. What an encounter!
Back onboard Dr Tom Smith shared his research work on Beluga in N Canada to help reinforce our understanding of these marine mammals.
