July 7, 2024
A gentle morning sea tour with Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) took place on the first day of the new month. […]
July 4, 2024
There are also nurseries or kindergarten groups at sea! Dolphin mothers organise themselves well. If a mother has a very small calf, she cannot take it […]
July 3, 2024
Who spreads this cheerfulness, a simple lightness and summer mood? Our Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis)! Spotted dolphins prefer warmer water temperatures. If it gets too […]
June 29, 2024
Beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) are a select rarity, often only seen off of Madeira and the Azores. These animals are highly acoustically sensitive and generally show […]
June 27, 2024
We’re slowly reaching that point in the season where my head is swimming. New facts, new language, new people and ever new sightings. If my routine […]
June 24, 2024
Sometimes out at sea, we forget that on small islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the weather can change quickly. Only a few degrees […]
June 20, 2024
Did you know that when loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) leave their nesting sites for the open water, they can more than double their dive time? At […]
June 18, 2024
Today it’s been a day of Odontocetes. Every tour saw some form of toothed whale from tiny Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) to the giant Sperm […]
June 16, 2024
Before every tour I let the guests know “If I could show you everything in the Ocean I would”. Only after some tours am I able […]