May 9, 2026
Today was a Dolphin Bonanza, with four different species encountered during the day – one group was even lucky enough to see them all! Risso’s dolphins […]
May 8, 2026
Photo credit: Jonah German Covering only about 0.2% of the ocean floor, seagrass meadows are small in area but enormous in ecological impact. Found in shallow […]
April 20, 2026
What a day – Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) were just piling up, just 3 miles from the coast of Calheta. We encountered around four of them. […]
March 20, 2026
We have had so many Friday the 13ths in these last year and the superstitions are split into those associating the day with luck and those […]
March 17, 2026
The Cory’s shearwaters drew us out to sea—farther and farther from the coast. Our first encounter was with a small group of Short-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus […]
March 4, 2026
An incredible characteristic of animals in the wild is that, although they gorge on their prey, they do know when do call it quits. Feeding in […]
January 19, 2026
Today on our trip on the ocean we were greeted by an armada, not from ships, instead from By-the-wind sailors (Velella vellella). By-the-wind sailors are small […]
January 16, 2026
Our afternoon tour on the Ribeira Brava was lacking in cetaceans but our guests had the chance to appreciate our beautiful island from the ocean, an […]
January 15, 2026
The ocean is full of wonders and many of them are carried along currents, while others are indirectly dependent on these physical forces of the ocean. […]