Whale Observation Near Tromso in Norway

Whale watching boat near the Arctic city of Tromso during the polar night. Greenpeace research trip along the northern Norwegian coast to Tromso and the Goliat oil platform. Near Tromso the team observed humpback whales and orcas feeding on herring. The area is one of the few along the Norwegian coast that is still free of oil drilling. Further north the team flew by the Goliat oil platform, 85 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest.

In original language:

Walbeobachtung in der Naehe von Tromso in Norwegen

Greenpeace Recherche-Reise entlang der nordwestlichen Norwegischen Kueste. In der Naehe von Tromso sah die Gruppe Buckelwale und Orcas beim Hering-Fang. Das Gebiet ist das einzige entlang der norwegische Kueste, wo nicht nach Oel gebohrt wird. Weiter nordlicher flogen sie ueber die Produktion-Plattform Goliat, 85 Kilometer nordwestlich von Hammerfest. Walbeobachtungen in der Naehe von Tromso in Norwegen.

Unique identifier: GP0STPL6D

Type: Image

Shoot date: 05/12/2015

Locations: Norway, Troms (County), Tromsø

Credit line: © Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Research Tour in Norway

Greenpeace research trip along the northern Norwegian coast to Tromso and the Goliat oil platform. Near Tromso the team observed humpback whales and orcas feeding on herring. The area is one of the few along the Norwegian coast that is still free of oil drilling. Further north the team flew by the Goliat oil platform, 85 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest which is the largest cylindrical oil platform in the world.

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