05.03.2019 – Birds, birds and more birds
I always tell our guests that we try to keep a sharp lookout for birds circling an area when looking for cetaceans, a little trick that is especially useful for our crew on choppy days like today. The Stenella set…
01.03.2019 – Shiny start
Things went fairly back to normal for us today at Lobosonda as we kicked off the month of March with our freshly-painted Ribeira Brava back on salty water. Our „old gal“ went through hours of maintenance at the hands of…
20.02.2019 – Dreaming dolphins
The Atlantic had us beaming with joy today as our team managed to encounter a total of four dephinid species. In the morning we encountered the interactive Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and the more evasive Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)….
09.01.2019 – Oceanic ornaments
All cetaceans are beautiful and a pleasure to observe in the wild but two species here in Madeira are especially ornamental during our time on the ocean. Both the Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis)…
03.01.2019 – Hopeful beginnings
After a very windy and rainy transition into the new year, the weather conditions finally settled slightly and allowed us to set out to sea today for our usual search for cetaceans in Madeira’s waters. The strategic teamwork on the…
29.12.2018 – Ay, ay captain!
Every boat needs a crew and every crew needs a captain. A leader is generally vital for the necessary coordination within groups, helping them collectively organize themselves and learn to improve. For highly intelligent animals that move and exist in…
14.12.2018 – Everyone is different
Some may think that dolphins are always interactive. That is not so! A contact with these little marine mammals is often species-dependent and definitely situational. Some dolphin species are curious, interactive and seek contact. However, after a long search we…
07.12.2018 – Return to start
Only a few of the many interesting marine animals stand as “special guests” on our passport. A sweet representative of this guest list is the Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta), we met this morning and she was truly admired by all….
27.11.2018 – Humble solitude
When we think of cetaceans we think of highly social and intelligent animals, gracefully wandering the oceans in each others company. The Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) we saw on the Ribeira Brava trip this morning fit that description perfectly with…
23.11.2018 – Ribeira Brava or the discovery of slowness
The sea was gradually preparing for the next day’s wind, but it was still possible for us to go out. It took quite a while to reach our sighting because the Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) were far from the coast.On…