April 16, 2025
Cetaceans have various physiological adaptations to their environment and a few of the most remarkable concern the largest organ of their body; their skin. Cetaceans live […]
April 15, 2025
Wow, it was very wavy off Madeira’s coast today. As we left the harbor, our spotter let us know that he had discovered Bottlenose dolphins. Unfortunately, […]
April 14, 2025
Today there where two trips scheduled, but as we work with nature not everything can be done as planned. The conditions did not allow the trip […]
April 13, 2025
The English poet, Lord Byron, famously referred to my home country, Malta, as the island of “smells and bells” due to the abundant churches scattered across […]
April 12, 2025
Although the weather was not perfect and the sea conditions pretty rough we decided to go out for one trip and this decision was the best […]
April 11, 2025
Today we had a rough day. Madeira had been hit again by a storm, but today the conditions seemed good enough to go out, so we […]
April 5, 2025
In the morning, our guests saw a Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). At this time of year, baleen whales, as well as Fin whales, migrate northwards. With […]
April 2, 2025
Our guests were real troopers this morning, as our speedboat braved the swell from the West to reach a large group of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala […]
April 1, 2025
I was used to seeing dolphins or whales almost every single day, so I never really understood what it would mean not seeing them for such […]