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Lofoten (orcas)

Cold-water pelagic
Depth: 5–25 mLevel: Advanced / drysuitNovember-January
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Snorkelling and diving with orcas chasing vast shoals of herring in the Norwegian Arctic fjords in winter.

Depth

5–25 m

Recommended level

Advanced / drysuit

Average visibility

15 m

Location

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Lofoten (orcas): 86 documented species

Ecosystem

Large pelagics

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Water temperature

6 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

November-January

Recommended certification

Drysuit Diver

Approx. price

200 USD / dive

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Best season
November-January
Approx. price
200 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Large pelagics

Norway · Lofoten Islands, Arctic
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Greater PipefishLeast Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CodVulnerable

Cod

Gadus morhua

Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Common CockleNot Evaluated

Common Cockle

Cerastoderma edule

Common LobsterLeast Concern

Common Lobster

Homarus gammarus

MackerelLeast Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

Green CrabLeast Concern

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Norway LobsterLeast Concern

Norway Lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

European Sand CumaceanNot Evaluated

European Sand Cumacean

Cumopsis goodsir

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