July 24, 2025

17.07.2025 – The beauty and the beast

The Black scabbard (Aphanopus carbo) is a deep sea fish living around the waters of Madeira. It is not the most beautiful animal with its large […]
July 23, 2025

16.07.2025 – Close encounter with a whale

In the morning, we had an incredible encounter with a Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) aboard the Ribeira Brava. The animal was very interested in the boat, […]
July 21, 2025

14.07.2025 – Alina

It is always a great pleasure to have smart children on board who are curious, daring and love marine mammals. Spotters, guide, captain, it all adds […]
July 20, 2025

13.07.2025 – Frisky Dolphins

The day started with the sightings of some Sperm whales (Physter macrocephalus). This is the most common whale species we can see around Madeira, as the […]
July 19, 2025

12.07.2025 – Shy guys

Next to Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) we also saw Striped (Stenella coeruleoalba) and Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) today. With summer progressing, we have been having […]
July 18, 2025

11.07.2025 – Marine bullying

Dolphins are thought to symbolise peacefulness and compassion. Well, here’s some news. the Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) got up to some not-so-nice mischief with a Loggerhead […]
July 17, 2025

10.07.2025 – Ocean Safari

Today we could appreciate the biodiversity of marine life on the island of Madeira. From the cetacean side we could appreciate 2 species of beaked whales, […]
July 16, 2025

09.07.2025 – Dolphin babies

We once again encountered our regulars this time of year, the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) as well as some Sperm […]
July 15, 2025

08.07.2025 – Birthday ode

The weather changed a little this morning but that didn’t dull our sightings at all. Both our boats managed sightings with Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) […]