2025 is turning out to be a light year when it comes to sea ice off the coast of Newfoundland.

Typically this time of year sea ice from the Arctic drifts southward, sometimes causing problems for navigation and even marine mammals.

But this year most harbours and bays on the island are ice-free.

That could change says George Karaganis, senior ice forecaster with Environment Canada.

He says in recent days, ice has moved in to norther parts of the northeast coast of Newfoundland, however, “until that ice moved in, we had maybe a tenth of normal amounts of ice, but right now there’s “about half the amount of ice we should have” on the northeast coast this time of year.

While sea ice is not in abundance this year, the good news for tourists and others says Karaganis is that there appear to be more icebergs heading south this year.