December 3, 2025
Today we only had one trip for the day. It was a beautiful trip with our traditional fishing vessel Ribeira Brava. The weather was pleasant, the […]
December 2, 2025
Today we encountered our most common mixed sightings: Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). There are ample reasons why these species would […]
December 1, 2025
Today we had Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), but my colleague asked me to write about the triggerfish because of his […]
November 30, 2025
Madeira’s waters are deep and teeming with prey for hungry predators, particularly those who prefer areas where deep sea squid is on the menu. Apart from […]
November 29, 2025
Every year, numerous Pilot whales are driven into the narrow bays of the Faroe Islands. Under enormous stress and amid the panicked cries of their family […]
November 28, 2025
Today we had the huge luck to spot one of the rarer visitors of the island. It was the False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens). This energetic […]
November 26, 2025
Like all mammals, cetaceans give live birth to their young and care for them until the little ones attain their own independence. How this happens, from […]
November 25, 2025
Today the sun was shining and the ocean was calm so perfect weather for another day of trips. This time we god lucky to spot some […]
November 24, 2025
Today we had a very sad and touching encounter at sea. I had just told our guests that mourning behaviour in Pilot whales and orcas is […]