Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

RARITIES

Published on January 24, 2021 By Alison Cross

To sum up today – RARE! It was one of those beautiful weather days in the canyon. Only a breath of sea breeze and just a slight rock from the swell. No orca in the hotspot so on we went… and on… and on…. Sunfish kept us entertained appearing sporadically throughout our expedition. We weren’t […]

Up there in the hottest 100!

Published on January 23, 2021 By Alison Cross

23.01.2019 Well, there is not much left that can bring our crew to have tears of joy. Today was one of those days. We spent this Triple J Hottest 100 day, deep in the canyon. It began with just a breath of air and the sun peaking through the clouds above. Our passengers were buzzing with […]

New Beginnings in Bremer

Published on January 22, 2021 By Alison Cross

22.01.2021 We are extremely lucky to be able to have Marine Biology Interns accompany us to the canyon. These interns are students studying some form of marine science at university in Australia. The internship provides a whole new experience for these students to see one aspect of the marine industry! Jade, our intern this week […]

Fish Footy?!

Published on January 21, 2021 By Alison Cross

To some up today it would be “MYTH-BUSTED”! For a long time we have assosicated the Trichodesmium (red tides) algae blooms as one that the orca DO NOT LIKE. Almost every time there is a bloom in the hotspot the orcas are absolutely no where to be found! This lead us to believe they did […]

The Usual Suspects…

Published on January 20, 2021 By Alison Cross

Gloomy morning to pure afternoon bliss. While thunder and lightning threatened our boarding passengers this morning, the crew tried their best to convince them of the bliss awaiting in the canyon. Although wet and wild, the ensuing cold fronts meant a sigh of relief from the easterlies. The seas had calmed after weeks of constant […]