Regional Whale Watching 1

Master student in Marine Biology and whale watching guide in Northern Norway with focus on science communication, conservation and awareness.  

Marine biologist from Australia focused on marine mammals in polar regions. He completed his thesis on foraging ecology of Southern elephant seals and spend some time on the Antarctic Peninsula collecting observational data on ice-loving seals. He spent three years being part of the Australian Right Whale Study collecting data on Southern right whales. The last two years he has been working as a guide with Brim Explorer in Norway  

Eve Jourdain is a marine ecologist and founder of the Norwegian Orca Survey (NOS). She has led long-term research on Norwegian killer whales since 2013, focusing on their ecology, behaviour, diet, population dynamics, and conservation. She holds a PhD in marine ecology and is affiliated with the University of Oslo, where her research integrates field observations, photo-identification, ecological modelling, and physiological markers to better understand killer whale populations and inform marine conservation.

Biologist and neuroscientist with background in animal physiology, behaviour and neuroscience. MSc in Arctic Animal Physiology at UiT, studying diving physiology and neurobiology in marine and diving animals, including hooded seals and eider ducks. PhD in neuroscience and behavioural neuroscience at UiT and the University of California, San Diego. Currently working at UiT, combining research, teaching and practical experience in comparative medicine and animal research.

Biology Student, Head of Whale Department at Destination Tromsø, 8 years as a guide (5 as a whale guide).

Luís Dias is a marine biologist based in northern Norway, originally from Portugal. He works as an ocean skipper and whale-watching captain, combining his scientific background with hands-on experience at sea. Luís has held academic positions as a professor at the University of Madeira and as a researcher at the Universities of the Azores and Algarve. He has also worked as a travel and tourism consultant, developing nature-based tourism experiences that connect people with the ocean through science and education. Alongside his professional work, Luís is a dedicated nature and underwater photographer and an avid birdwatcher, reflecting a lifelong commitment to wildlife and the natural world.

Samuel works on research on marine mammal ecology at the Norwegian Polar Institute, specializing in acoustics in the polar region. He's participated in different types of fieldwork in Antarctica and the Arctic, from boat and aerial-based surveys of marine mammals and seabirds to capturing and marking seals or recording underwater sounds. He's an enthusiastic photographer.