May 9, 2026
Today was a Dolphin Bonanza, with four different species encountered during the day – one group was even lucky enough to see them all! Risso’s dolphins […]
May 8, 2026
There was plenty to see off the coast of Madeira today. To mark the occasion, I’d like to share a few fun facts about toothed and […]
May 8, 2026
Photo credit: Jonah German Covering only about 0.2% of the ocean floor, seagrass meadows are small in area but enormous in ecological impact. Found in shallow […]
May 7, 2026
The day started with a Madeira resident, the Tropical whale (Balaenoptera edeni), also known as the Bryde’s whale. Madeira is the best place to see this […]
May 6, 2026
Our sightings today were simply magnificent, to say the least…and it just kept getting better. The fantastic conditions allowed our spotter to strategically place our boats […]
May 5, 2026
It was another busy day off the coast of Madeira today. Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), and Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were […]
May 3, 2026
This year Madeira is seeing phenomenon it has not seen before – tides of By the wind sailors (Velella velella) washing ashore, swarms of Bubble raft […]
May 2, 2026
After a short search, one of our guests spotted a dorsal fin slicing through the water, leading us to a small group of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops […]
May 1, 2026
Off the coast of Madeira, Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) have been sighted more frequently in recent weeks. They are irregular visitors to these waters, and their […]