05.04.2018 – Placid ocean
After experiencing the potential force of the Atlantic Ocean during the severe storms two weeks ago the weather here on the island is gradually approaching summer standards. Today the water was literally flat, with comfortable gusts of sea breeze interrupting…
04.04.2018 – Behold the Bottlenose
Energetic, charismatic, smart, sophisticated… the list goes on and on. The numerous adjectives used to describe the unique, dynamic behavior of the Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) allow little speculation as to why this particular species has always fascinated mankind. Since…
03.04.2018 – Day of the double leaps
This morning we met a huge school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), traveling in more or less 200m ocean depths very close to the shore line towards Paul do Mar. Some dolphins appeared to be very curious, others were in…
02.04.2018 – A new page
When a new season starts it is always like opening a new book. Which stories will be told? Lively, fascinating, amazing and gentle adventures that are different from day to day. Who are the main protagonists of this year? Which…
31.03.2018 – Spending Easter with dolphins
We kick-started our Easter weekend with the first snorkeling trip of the year involving some very shy Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). The group was very small and quite dispersed, making it difficult to approach the animals and this also…
30.03.2018 – Organise and Manage
Calm waters, a sunny day and good visibility for everyone, including our spotter. Both boats sailed out in the morning and several species were already located by “our eyes on land” some very close to shore and others further out….
28.03.2018 – Scattered and dispersed
A much lesser affluence of dolphins today was the great contrast from the past trips. Our sightings were of lower dolphin aggregations and scattered along the area. Following logic and by deduction when observing dolphin hunting behaviours, it seems that…
27.03.18 – A trained eye and a good camera
Amongst the many dolphins we sighted during todays morning tour aboard the Stenella, we were also able to encounter a baleen whale. The large animal surfaced a few times between a series of short shallow dives near our zodiac, inducing…
26.03.2018 – Another Perspective
“Below” and “Underwater Sounds” by Lobosonda was created and has been constantly re-invented in order to show a little bit more about marine life in another perspective. Along the years and with the use of digital equipment, we have captured…
23.03.2018 – Swift pursuit
Hunting would be the word to collectively describe the behavior of the animals we encountered at sea today. Our spotter directed us slightly west of Calheta towards Jardim do Mar and Paul do Mar, where several Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis)…