December 27, 2022
Today, the small group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) as well as a subgroup of Short-finned Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) played hide and seek with us. […]
December 26, 2022
Cetaceans have a way of making us feel a natural curiosity for them and, in many cases, the feeling is definitely mutual! Todays encounter with a […]
December 23, 2022
Madeira’s usual wind direction is from the northeast. This enables a lee area in the southwest, even in strong north-easterly winds. For this reason, all whale […]
December 20, 2022
Our modern fishing fleets have come up with many tricks to have a good catch and run prosperous businesses. One of these are fish aggregating devices […]
December 18, 2022
An appreciation post about those long lasting and amazing creatures, that we’re lucky to observe often as a little bonus on our tours. Sadly, we humans […]
December 16, 2022
A short window of agreeable weather emerged within the many stormy days this week and our team decided to use it. We travelled on seas as […]
December 14, 2022
The Ocean Sunfish (Molidae) answers to many names, all of which in some way describe this mysterious oceanic nomad. In contrast to the English common name, […]
December 12, 2022
Hello December! Winter almost doesn’t feel like winter here in Madeira and we had the sighting this morning to prove it! An enormous pod of Atlantic […]
December 8, 2022
Today we only had an afternoon tour with the Stenella. Shortfined Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were seen throughout the tour. They […]