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This year
we are off to a great start with our whale and dolphin sightings here in São
Miguel. We operate tours year-round, which is possible here due to the presence
of resident species all throughout the year. As well as our residents we also
routinely encounter a variety of migratory and occasional species, both during
the “high season” and now during the “low season”. During the first month of
2018 we already encountered 7 different whale and dolphin species!
we are off to a great start with our whale and dolphin sightings here in São
Miguel. We operate tours year-round, which is possible here due to the presence
of resident species all throughout the year. As well as our residents we also
routinely encounter a variety of migratory and occasional species, both during
the “high season” and now during the “low season”. During the first month of
2018 we already encountered 7 different whale and dolphin species!
There are
not many places in the world where you can encounter so many different species
during all months of the year.
Our statistics from January show that the most
encountered species was our resident:
- common dolphin (67% sighting frequency);
- bottlenose dolphin (38%)
- sperm whale
(29%).
One more dolphin species was encountered (Risso’s dolphin (10%)) as well
as three other whale species (fin whale (14%), humpback whale (10%) and beaked whale (5%)).
Now we are looking forward to seeing what the month of February
will bring us.
By: Miranda van der Linde
azwhales
Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
