November 29, 2025
Every year, numerous Pilot whales are driven into the narrow bays of the Faroe Islands. Under enormous stress and amid the panicked cries of their family […]
November 24, 2025
Today we had a very sad and touching encounter at sea. I had just told our guests that mourning behaviour in Pilot whales and orcas is […]
October 8, 2025
Today we had two different species of marine mammals, Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Both species need our protection. Not off […]
September 21, 2025
There were all sorts of different things to see at sea today. There was even a Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) in our blue office. Blainville’s beaked […]
June 16, 2025
Today there was a combination of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on most tours. These two species seem to enjoy each […]
June 8, 2025
Off Madeira’s coast, it is said that it is possible to see 26 species, i.e. one third of all possible marine mammal species. Of this third, […]
June 3, 2025
This morning, the weather didn’t seem to be able to decide which way it wanted to go. There was a strange atmosphere over the sea. Bottlenose […]
April 26, 2025
There were surfing Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) today on our wavey morning trip. One of the Pilot whales had defecated. Some people might turn up […]
April 5, 2025
In the morning, our guests saw a Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). At this time of year, baleen whales, as well as Fin whales, migrate northwards. With […]