January 9, 2019

03.01.2019 – Hopeful beginnings

After a very windy and rainy transition into the new year, the weather conditions finally settled slightly and allowed us to set out to sea today […]
January 7, 2019

29.12.2018 – Ay, ay captain!

Every boat needs a crew and every crew needs a captain. A leader is generally vital for the necessary coordination within groups, helping them collectively organize […]
January 4, 2019

28.12.2018 – Pinpointing

Approaching the end of the 2018, most of the December sightings have been of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhyncus) and occasionally some groups of Bottlenose dolphins […]
January 2, 2019

26.12.2018 – Definition of a hero

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), as we saw them with both boats this morning, are certainly amongst the most well-known dolphin species. For many, the movie “Flipper” […]
December 29, 2018

22.12.2018 – Wondrous assimilative capacity

Today the ocean gave us a wintry sea with some waves, a bit more saltwater in our ears and fortunately also a curious Loggerhead turtle (Caretta […]
December 27, 2018

19.12.2018 – Conversations in the rain

The slight drizzle and wet weather out on the Atlantic did not dampen our motivation to go out and find cetaceans. Our traditional boat was only […]
December 26, 2018

18.12.2018 – Together

Dolphins like to be together, infact the term social is the most frequently used description for these charismatic creatures. The complex social bonds within dolphin communities […]
December 25, 2018

15.10.2018 – Apnoe artists

It was an unexpectedly spectacular day out on the Atlantic. Our spotter lead us to a herd of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that contained tiny little […]
December 24, 2018

14.12.2018 – Everyone is different

Some may think that dolphins are always interactive. That is not so! A contact with these little marine mammals is often species-dependent and definitely situational. Some […]