Whale species in Norwegian Waters

• Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
• Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus
• Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
• Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus
• Beaked Whales, Ziphiidae
• Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
• Killer Whale, Orcinus orca
• Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
• White Beaked Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
• Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus

More information about whale species in Norwegian waters can be found at Institute of Marine Research, www.imr.no and The Polar Institute, www.npolar.no