March 3, 2020

25.02.2020 – The fast lane

Ocean traffic seemed to be quite hasty today with all the animals we encountered being in quite a hurry. From the darting Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala […]
February 26, 2020

17.02.2020 – A delightful variety 

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 22, 2020

14.02.2020- Preluded swell

Arctic storms have been quite frequent during the beginning of winter, pushing some considerable ocean swells through the North Atlantic, only stopping at the coastlines, taking […]
February 14, 2020

07.02.2020 – Joining forces

Our Stenella set out onto the Atlantic twice today on two very different tours. In the morning we were met with dreamy conditions; the sun was […]
February 7, 2020

31.01.2020 – Do you come here often?

The last day of January had a special feel to it. The air around the ocean was misty making the horizon practically invisible and it almost […]
February 5, 2020

29.01.2020 – White cheeks 

Our team had the pleasure of driving out onto an almost placid Atlantic Ocean this afternoon and , once again, our blue office had quite a […]
January 21, 2020

10.01.2020 – Food, glorious food

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 […]
January 18, 2020

09.01.2020 – Light sleeper

The ocean welcomed us with rainbows in the sky as we sped out aboard our zodiac this morning. Our sightings included bow-riding Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), […]
January 15, 2020

06.01.2020 – The brainy bunch

All cetaceans are magnificent animals but two species have fascinated local scientists for some time because of their frequent visit to Madeira’s waters; the Bottlenose dolphins […]