{"id":587,"date":"2018-02-19T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/19\/2017-was-our-best-year-for-encountering\/"},"modified":"2020-02-21T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T17:56:04","slug":"2017-was-our-best-year-for-encountering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2017-was-our-best-year-for-encountering\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 best encounters with blue and Bryde\u2019s whales in the Azores"},"content":{"rendered":"

Futurismo\u2019s biologists do more than just guiding whale watching and swimming with dolphins tours. When we are out on the ocean we also collect data for our scientific research program<\/a>. Each year several interns and students join the team to take part in this research and contribute to our understanding of the whales and dolphins of the Azores.<\/span>
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\nWe currently have three of our biologists working on their Masters and one
\ncompleting her PhD using the data we collect during Futurismo\u2019s whale and
\ndolphin watching tours. One of the main species that we are studying is the
\nsperm whale that is resident in the Azores, but we are also learning a lot
\nabout migratory whales (mostly blue whales<\/a>, fin whales<\/a>, sei whales<\/a> and humpbackwhales<\/a>) as well as some of our resident dolphins<\/a> such as Risso\u2019s dolphins and
\nbottlenose dolphins. By taking ID photographs and collecting sightings data
\nsuch as GPS coordinates and behavioural data, we are trying to understand which
\nspecies are seen most often when and were, any changes in populations over the
\nyears. Between 2008 and 2017 we have registered 11,333 encounters with 20
\ndifferent whale and dolphin species! During the winter months we have more time
\nto analyse our data and interpet the results, so we are currently comparing our
\ndata from 2017 to those from previous years. A quick glance at our results from
\n2017 already shows us that it was our best year on record for encountering blue
\nwhales and Bryde\u2019s whales<\/a>, our second best year for encountering humpback
\nwhales and our third best year on record for encountering sperm whales and fin
\nwhales. Over the next months we will be showcasing some more detailed work done
\nby Futurismo\u2019s biologists, so we welcome you to watch this space for some
\ninteresting updates.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nBy: Miranda van der Linde<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
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