January 31, 2019

26.01.2019 – Cause & Effect

We had a wonderful trip this morning with a small group of guests who were lucky enough to see Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins […]
January 30, 2019

24.01.2019 – Planing in winter

It was our first day of work after the temporary closing of the Calheta marina, so things were a little outside the norm but change never […]
January 29, 2019

23.01.2019 – The science behind sightings

We enjoyed some interesting encounters during our afternoon tour on the Stenella today. Our spotter guided us to an area where we were flanked by a […]
January 28, 2019

Deadly Red Tide

The mass propagation of algae and cyanobacteria is called algal bloom. If this occurs, the water surface turns green, blue or red.  In this particular mass […]
January 25, 2019

Snorkeling in Calheta

On our trips to the ocean, we are looking for the biggest animals in the sea. Whales and dolphins but also turtles, sharks and seals usually […]
January 24, 2019

19.01.2019 – Compatible companions

We saw two different species of dolphin during our trip this morning on the Stenella, that share many of the traits common amongst most oceanic dolphins […]
January 23, 2019

16.01.2019 – Because they are worth it

There´s more strategy than meets the eye behind a whale-watching trip. While the concept of a spotter, or vigia, finding the animals and guiding our boats […]
January 22, 2019

Pelagic fish (1)

As a whale-watching company, our primary goal during our tours is to enjoy sightings with the cetaceans roaming around the waters of the Madeiran archipelago but […]
January 21, 2019

Hope for the Australian Humpback Whales

Sometimes, science delights us with good news! A scientific article about Humpback Whales in Australian waters showed that the population of this whale species is rapidly […]