December 17, 2015

One voice for the dolphins in Taiji!

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” (Mahatma Gandhi) This year we were gifted […]
December 16, 2015

Smart Cuttlefish, extraordinary animals!

Clever clogs Cuttlefish are marine invertebrates (Phylum Mollusc) of the order Sepiidae. Despite their name, they are no fish but belong to the class of Cephalopods. […]
December 14, 2015

11.12.2015 – The calm before the storm

So calm and flat the ocean layed upon us in the sunshine, but our Senior captain said: “Such a flat ocean in Decembertime means strong wind […]
December 13, 2015

Animals – our dear marine mammals

At the third Advent it should already be very Christmassy in your home. Animals are the subject of our welfare crib today. Does your cat have a […]
December 12, 2015

07.12.2015 – Perl of the Atlantic Ocean

It was a long, long search before we met the Risso’s dolphins. In this species the younger ones are grey but the old once change into […]
December 11, 2015

Does a petition make sense?

A petition describes in Latin a „Request“, a „Plea”. It is a document addressed to the appropriate  authorities and signed by numerous individuals to indicate about […]
December 10, 2015

Visiting the Natural History Museum in Funchal!

On the 22.10.2015 the ocean was rough and agitated, with strong winds bringing lots of rain to Madeira. Since our boats had to stay in the […]
December 9, 2015

06.12.2015 – Saint Nicholas

Today we had no cetaceans on our trip, but a special sighting of Saint Nicholas in our shop. by Joana Gomes Todays sightings: Ribeira Brava: 10.00: […]
December 8, 2015

04.12.2015 – Four month passenger

Today on board RB we had a young passenger, a Greek couple whit their 4 month old daughter took all the attention on board. After being […]