August 29, 2021
Many species of cetaceans feed on a variety of prey, from schooling fish at the surface, up to deep-sea fish and deep-sea squid. We frequently see […]
August 28, 2021
In the morning, clouds provided natural sun protection while we made our way to the striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba). The group was spread out over a […]
August 20, 2021
So beautiful, so cute, so cuddly they are, the Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). A subgroup swam in front of the boat to show us the way […]
August 19, 2021
Today we had a guest on board who was on Ribeira Brava 15 years ago. He also experienced the first team of Ribeira Brava, Rafa, as […]
August 10, 2021
As experienced as our team is when it comes to identifying cetaceans at sea, these smart creatures do occasionally have us scratching our heads when guests […]
August 5, 2021
Our Ribeira Brava was surrounded by an enormous Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) this morning, making both our team and guests having trouble to know where […]
August 2, 2021
Today there was a dolphin overabundance in the sea. Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) made the blue expanses unsafe. There were feeding situations in many areas. […]
August 1, 2021
Not only we humans like to go to brunch on Sundays. Marine mammals also seem to like it. Today there were many fishy “picnic” places. The […]
July 30, 2021
Our team passed through a year with very few baleen whale sightings making the abundant Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) this last week beyond reassuring. These slender, […]