August 18, 2025
Today we could experience a meteorological phenomenon which sometimes happens in summer on the island of Madeira. I speak about Calima. Calima is meteorological phenomenon that […]
August 17, 2025
Another day with heaps of dolphins. Throughout the day we saw the Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis), Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus). In the […]
August 16, 2025
Madeira’s geological location and conditions make it an excellent marine restaurant and a marine meeting place for a wide variety of marine mammals. Steeply sloping coasts […]
August 15, 2025
Today we saw the dolphins species which closest resembles an Ichthyosaur, the so called Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). This dolphin species looks reptile like due to […]
August 14, 2025
The day started with Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). In the afternoon, the Stenella group found some Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) […]
August 13, 2025
The ocean surrounding our island are teeming with life during the summer months. Stronger stratification of the water column decreases access to nutrients for deep sea […]
August 12, 2025
From small to large, everything is possible here. While we had a Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) at lunchtime and a nursery group of moms with […]
August 11, 2025
Today was the day of the deep diving animals, as we could appreciate the beauty of some Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon […]
August 10, 2025
With Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorynchus), Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris), our spotter found us a range […]