February 27, 2020
Dolphins aren’t known as flagship species for nothing! Their charisma and curious nature remains relatively unchallenged within the animal kingdom making them ideal ambassadors for the […]
February 26, 2020
Madeira’s geographic location in the Atlantic Ocean and it’s deep waters are responsible for the impressive variety of marine life occurring in the archipelago’s waters. Apart […]
February 24, 2020
Having a glassy ocean surface while a set of waves passed under the boat gave a kind of levitating sensation onboard the STENELLA. As predicted by […]
February 20, 2020
Our beautiful traditional boat, the Ribeira Brava, finally returned from a month of maintenance on the dry dock at Câmara do Lobos and set out this […]
February 17, 2020
Our Stenella set out with a clear course this morning. Our spotter had located some Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near one of their favourite hangouts in […]
February 3, 2020
What a trip! After having the pleasure of observing different behaviours amongst an enormous and dispersed school of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) our spotter managed […]
January 24, 2020
While local fishermen in Madeira are set on catching Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obsesus), another type of fish is in season for dolphins; Halfbeaks (Belone belone). These […]
January 22, 2020
Despite the agreeable conditions, our Stenella had to cover a huge search area before finally stumbling upon small, dispersed pod of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). […]
January 21, 2020
Cetaceans react differently to the presence of boats and their reaction burns down to a number of different factors. It depends on the species, on how […]