A day full of dolphins and many other wonderful sea creatures is behind us. In the morning there were Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and Striped […]
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), as we encountered them on all tours today, are not uncommon off Madeira’s coast. Nevertheless, it is a special experience to meet […]
Our beautiful traditional boat, the Ribeira Brava, has finally returned from her maintenance on dry dock and was ready to take guests out on this fine, […]
We were welcomed by an unexpected species out on the ocean. A pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) was swimming far offshore and the juvenile […]
There’s nothing like experiencing cetaceans underwater; hearing the animals communicate and witnessing them simply doing their thing in their natural habitat is a fabulous feeling. Our […]
Our coastal dolphins, the Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were sighted during all three tours today. Both these species prefer the […]
At first glimpse it may not look like much but when cetaceans excrete, it acts as a fertilizer for phytoplankton. These curtains of nutrients that are […]
Long searches for cetaceans make the achieved sightings seem so much more special! While our team did not have an easy time finding cetaceans, we were […]