April 26, 2025
There were surfing Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) today on our wavey morning trip. One of the Pilot whales had defecated. Some people might turn up […]
April 25, 2025
The day started with rough conditions out at sea. After carful consideration, we decided that Stenella could go out, while Ribeira Brava should stay in the […]
April 24, 2025
Despite gray and cloudy skies, our guests had sun in their hearts today, at least after seeing the huge school of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) […]
April 23, 2025
One of the pleasures that comes with diversity of species is a range of different behaviours! People tend to associate specific behaviours with dolphins (or even […]
April 22, 2025
Ribeira Brava is out at sea again. After several weeks in maintenance our beauty is back in service. Although we didn’t had a sighting on the […]
February 9, 2025
Today we were able to observe a school of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). Everyone seemed to be doing what they enjoyed. Some were hunting, others […]
February 8, 2025
When we went out at midday, our spotter had reported a sighting of dolphins. But the distance, 5nm, was far. Unfortunately, by the time we got […]
February 7, 2025
Those who visit us off Madeira’s coast in winter are our so-called winter dolphins. Their species name is Short-beaked common dolphins, scientifically (Delphinus delphis). There are […]
February 5, 2025
Today we saw a group of quite strong Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). We assumed that they were possibly the high-sea variety, which only rarely visit us […]