August 21, 2023

13.08.2023 – Spotted stars

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

12.08.2023 – Soup

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

11.08.2023 – Priorities

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

10.08.2023 – Big needle in a huge haystack

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

09.08.2023 – Unveiling Today’s Aquatic Symphony in Madeira!

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 16, 2023

08.08.2023 – Good planning goes a long way

Todays tour was all about good planning and good timing. We started the morning with a lot of excitement as we got to see the amazing […]
August 15, 2023

07.08.2023 – Salty scouts

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

06.08.2023 – A bright blue Sunday

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

05.08.2023 – Fish and fishing tours

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 […]