August 21, 2023
Visibility was hazy today too, but luck was on our side and we had our active, lively Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). Cory’s shearwaters circled in […]
August 20, 2023
Today there was a yellow haze over the sea. Visibility was not particularly good and our spotter was pushed to the limit. When the so-called “Leste” […]
August 19, 2023
Our eagerness to see dolphins often make us forget unimportant fact; dolphins are also constantly busy. They spend a significant amount of their day foraging for […]
August 18, 2023
There are several differences between toothed whales and baleen whales, one of the most important being how they socialise. Baleen whales socialise with conspecifics occasionally or […]
August 17, 2023
Today we had a playful pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that made their grand entrance, by breaching alongside our boat. Although the sighting was great, […]
August 15, 2023
Our crew had to cover more ground than expected today. Our crew aboard the Ribeira Brava had to venture 7 nautical miles offshore to encounter a […]
August 14, 2023
The coast of Madeira is fringed by the brightest blue that exists on our planet. It is the Atlantic that spreads out here. The sea was […]
August 13, 2023
The ocean is full of life. Different species, appearances and colors, the sea surprises again and again. This morning we found two very interesting fish besides […]
August 12, 2023
We have a long history with dolphins. Our fascination for the intelligent inhabitants of our oceans has been around since time immemorial, with early records dating […]