June 7, 2023
Something unusual happened today. Sargassum muticum, which is also called Japanese brown algae, is a type of brown algae, floated everywhere. Although the sargassum originally came […]
June 5, 2023
Working in a whale-watching company comes with responsibility. We cannot allow ourselves to think purely commercially and act like the ocean is ours to conquer and […]
June 1, 2023
Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are by far the species of cetaceans we know the most about. This is largely due to their intelligence and adaptive nature, […]
May 29, 2023
We met two of the oceans most charismatic cetaceans this morning and were lucky to enjoy close encounters with both! The first species is a rather […]
May 28, 2023
This morning we had a small school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in front of the marina. One of the animals performed a few high, graceful […]
May 26, 2023
Working on the ocean can be strange at times. While our sightings success does depend on ocean conditions, things don’t go strictly as expected under given […]
May 25, 2023
Everything was different today. As a jetty is being replaced in the marina, our guests had their introductory speech on board the Ribeira Brava. Heading out […]
May 24, 2023
We had some strong winds creasing up the waters in front of Calheta but that didn’t stop our spotter from finding a group of Atlantic spotted […]
May 23, 2023
Sometimes our guests ask how far out we have to go to meet whales and dolphins. This is different for each tour. This often has to […]