TURN UP THE TURBULENCE

TURN UP THE TURBULENCE

Tackling the Turbulence of the Southern Ocean With strong winds blowing in from the east and a south-westerly swell rolling through, we knew today’s conditions would bring some serious turbulence to the Bremer Canyon. Luckily, our 24-metre purpose-built vessel,...
NAUGHTY NEONATE

NAUGHTY NEONATE

Neonate Orca Steals the Show in Bremer Canyon While the adult orca focused intently on hunting, scanning the depths for prey — likely tuning in to the faint clicks and sounds of elusive Beaked Whales below — one tiny neonate calf had very different plans. Multiple...
AFTERNOON DELIGHT

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

The orca showed how tumultuous and wild they can really be today. They are predictably unpredictable and we are constantly leaving the canyon at the end of the day with more questions than answers! A friendly pod at the edge of the shelf marked the beginning of today....

Baby Sitting Duties

SURGING off the bat! Out first glimpse of the orca was of three mature animals surfing down the swell towards us at speed! Once the pod rode the wave down the trough they quickly surged to break through the next! Down our port side, under the vessel and RIGHT out in...
ORCA DOPPELGANGERS!

ORCA DOPPELGANGERS!

The morning of searching quickly came to a halt once we crept over the boarders of far far away and into Shrek’s paddock. DORSALS! The pods were spread over a mile, even more! The longer we cruised with the orca, the more we’d sight. There were FOUR large bulls in the...