December 14, 2024

07.12.2024 – All year round

Today we had one trip aboard the Stenella and saw two of our resident species in the Macaronesia, Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Bottlenose dolphins […]
December 13, 2024

06.12.2024 – Depredation

Over the past years we have come to notice that certain groups of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have acquired a particular taste for Black scabbard fish. […]
December 12, 2024

05.12.2024 – Richly blessed

What a beautiful morning. Sometimes everything runs smoothly. Travelling on the Ribeira Brava, our wonderful traditional fishing boat, invites you to relax, to breathe out a […]
December 11, 2024

04.12.2024 – A good day

Today both boats went out for an afternoon trip. Weather conditions were very favourable and our spotter, Silviano, already had a bearing for us as we […]
December 10, 2024

03.12.2024 – The only right place

Today Ribeira Brava, our beautiful, traditional fishing boat, sailed out into a fairly calm sea. After all the waves of the last few days, it felt […]
December 9, 2024

02.12.2024 – Long waiting

We can do our best, but that doesn’t always ensure a sighting. Our spotter informed us on the way out that he had sighted a whale, […]
December 5, 2024

29.11.2024 – Sophisticated technology

Today we had Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) throughout the day. Although there is a big difference in size, both marine mammal […]
December 4, 2024

28.11.2024 – Patience

It takes patience to watch wildlife in nature. Our guests today learnt that. The tour started pretty rock, spending an hour scouring the open sea with […]
December 3, 2024

27.11.2024 – Usual and unusual combinations

There are common combinations of marine mammals, such as the Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), which we saw together today, and […]