Sea

Have you ever heard of marine prairies? Do you know how important they are? Sea grass beds or sea grass meadows, as the name implies, are formed by one or more species of sea grasses (Figure 1), which can form a... Read More

Learn a little more about this interesting species. In Greek mythology, there was already talk of a sea monster, which was half fish, half horse and whose name was Hippocampus (Figure 1) ... Read More

Today we are going to introduce the most recent project that Picos de Aventura is pleased to collaborate with – the Moniceph Project. The researcher of this project, Stephanie Suciu, in collaboration with the University of the Azores, is… Read More

This week we had a sighting that we'd like to talk a little more about: we saw Blainville's Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon densirostris). Illustration of male (top) and female (bottom) of Blainville's Beaked Whale. ... Read More

It's time for Bearded Whales to pass through the Azores! However, there are still several details that leave us intrigued with regard to the identification of these cetaceans (bearded whales). One of these intriguing details is the similarities between the Whales… Read More

One of the places where we like to take our visitors on Terceira Island is to Ilhéus das Cabras. These islets are located in the direction of the parish of Feteira and have a total area of 29 ha, making them the largest islets … Read More

Facts about Bottlenose Dolphins Bottlenose dolphins are one of our 4 cetacean species residing in the Azores. That's why we can see these dolphins all year round. They are very social animals and live in groups that… Read More

Watching seabirds in São Miguel October 3, 2018 – Start of work During the month of October, some species of seabirds begin to prepare for their migrations. That's why we decided to start... Read More

Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and their babies are everywhere! Over the past few weeks, we've seen these fast swimmers a little more often than usual, with 3 sightings in August and 4 in September. They are very… Read More