29.01.2020 – White cheeks
Our team had the pleasure of driving out onto an almost placid Atlantic Ocean this afternoon and , once again, our blue office had quite a few surprises in store for us today. After enjoying a lovely sighting with a…
27.01.2020 – Blue nursery
What a trip! After having the pleasure of observing different behaviours amongst an enormous and dispersed school of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) our spotter managed to locate a large spout further west. As we entered the area we saw…
23.01.2020 – Blending in
Our morning out on the ocean was a little wet and wild but that didn’t stop both our crew and guests from having an amazing time! The biggest shoutout goes to our incredible spotter, Carlos, who managed to find a…
Black water
At the beginning of the new decade the people in Madeira celebrated the discovery of the island 600 years ago but the end of 2019 also marks the 30 year anniversary of an occurrence that bears no need for celebration….
20.01.2020 – Priorities
As a whale watching company, our challenge is to make our guests witnesses of the beauty of our oceans by providing them with lovely sightings involving the cetaceans that occur around the archipelago. Our priority, however, is keeping the well-being…
18.01.2020 – The cheeky and the sneaky
The conditions were surprisingly summery today as we set off on our Stenella. Our spotter soon found a compact group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). The careful approach of our captain bore fruit; many of the animals carefully approached our…
17.01.2020 – Airborne prey
While local fishermen in Madeira are set on catching Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obsesus), another type of fish is in season for dolphins; Halfbeaks (Belone belone). These epipelagic fish got their name from their distinctive non-mobile lower jaws that extend far…
13.01.2020 – Mixed feelings
Despite the agreeable conditions, our Stenella had to cover a huge search area before finally stumbling upon small, dispersed pod of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). These gorgeous dolphins aren’t just swift, elegant swimmers; they are also impeccable hunters and…
10.01.2020 – Food, glorious food
Cetaceans react differently to the presence of boats and their reaction burns down to a number of different factors. It depends on the species, on how the groups are constituted (if several calves are present for instance), the different personalities…
09.01.2020 – Light sleeper
The ocean welcomed us with rainbows in the sky as we sped out aboard our zodiac this morning. Our sightings included bow-riding Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), a small shy Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), a By-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella) and several Yellow-legged…