The year 2025 came to an end as a particularly distinctive period in terms of cetacean sightings, with a high number of whales remaining around the island well beyond the summer season. This report summarizes these observations through graphs and percentages, reflecting a complete cycle of survey effort, encounters, and behavioral patterns throughout the year. Read More
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Did you know that marine mammals also breast-feed?
Breast-feed is the act, from a female mammal, to feed its young with the milk that they produce. Whales and dolphins are marine mammals, which means that they also breast-feed their calves, depending directly on the milk of their mom in the first years of their lives. Read More
Why do cetaceans jump?
The breach of a large whale is almost certainly the most powerful action performed by any animal, and a leaping dolphin rising many meters above the surface is one of the most impressive. However, most breaching and leaping are not immediately functional activities for an aquatic animal, and a question of “Why do they do it?” is still only partially answered. Read More
Gelatinous marine organisms from the Azores
It's very common for swimmers to have their baths in the sea interrupted by the presence of jelly-like organisms. Some of these gelatinous creatures are known as jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca), Portuguese Man o’ War (Physalia physalis), and salp (Salpa sp). Read More
Flying fish in the Azores
What is it that flies but doesn't have wings? These are our unique flying fish which are often spotted during our whalewatching trips. Read More
Risso's Dolphin
The Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the smallest member of the subfamily Globicephalinae (Delphinidae). It is characterized by robust build and rounded head. Read More
Bycatch and Ghost Net
The threats for the species that are so frequently observed in our visits are wide. Come get to know a little bit more about this subject with us! Read More
Azores- Its settlement before the official date
As a study recalls “The most consensual date of human colonization of the Azores is 1427”, when Gonçalo Velho Cabral arrived on the island of Santa Maria and then on the island of S. Miguel. The official date of the beginning of the colonization of the archipelago is 1449, but studies are already known that argue that the Azores were already known before, based on maps from 1339 where the islands of Corvo and S. Miguel are already marked, although with different names (Corvinaris and Caprara, respectively). Read More
Sperm whales’ photo-ID
When there is a need to understand a little more about the behavior and ecology of a species, it’s extremely important to be able to identify the different individuals of a certain group. Photo identification (or photo-ID) emerges to solve this problem. Read More
