White-beaked Dolphin on your Polar cruise

What you need to know about the White-beaked Dolphin

White-beaked dolphins are fast, strong swimmers. Although they can be hard to spot, they are also known to be highly active in the ocean, breaching and porpoising frequently. They also enjoy bow-riding cruise ships. They can be found traveling in pods of between 5 and 50, but if you're lucky, you might even come across a pod of thousands.

Interesting facts about White-beaked Dolphin

White-beaked dolphins also like the company of other species of whale and dolphin. They often form mixed schools with the Atlantic white-sided dolphins and bottlenose dolphins when feeding, or travel alongside humpback or fin whales.

Where can the White-beaked Dolphin be seen?

Highlights where the White-beaked Dolphin can be seen

Storfjorden

The large bay/sea between SE Spitsbergen and the islands of Edgeøya and Barentsøya that can be a good location for whale watching.

The bays along the coast of SE Spitsbergen can often be good ‘fast ice’ to the land that can attract a lot of bears as areas of fast ice start to reduce.

Whale Watching

The shallow seas off South West Svalbard and the drop-off into deeper waters are probably the best places for whale watching in Svalbard.

In addition to the Humpback Whale, Fin Whale, and Blue Whale, the SW is a good area to see White-beaked Dolphins (more elusive to the NW), whilst heading further out to deeper waters, there is the chance of spotting Sperm Whales and the Northern Bottlenose Whale.

Our trips to spot the White-beaked Dolphin