19.01.2018 – No Interference
February 3, 2018
26.01.2018 – Monitoring Ocean health through bird colonies
February 7, 2018
Both trips successful today with very calm see, especially in the morning wen we arrived at the sighting area. In the afternoon after the first sightings of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhyncus) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), we headed towards a fishing boat that was pulling their deep sea long-line up. The fishermen proudly showed us some specimens caught, mostly Black Scabbard fish (Aphanopus carbo) and a Leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) arrived at surface from the Blue Abyss. Since most of deep sea sharks are very vulnerable from over fishing, only a small quota is allowed to be caught. Recent regulations have re-opened the quota of this shark species, adapting European guidelines to specific realities like this traditional fishing method original from Madeira. The trip ended with a sighting of Short-beaked common dolphins leaping out of the water while hunting…..
By Daniel Jardim
Sightings of the day
Stenella
10.00 Pilot whale, Bottlenose dolphins
15:00 Pilot whale, Bottlenose dolphins, Short-beaked common dolphin
