Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

ORCA HAT!

Published on January 30, 2021 By Alison Cross

ORCA HAT Hi everyone! My name’s Eva and I’ve been lucky enough to be on board Naturaliste Charters as the marine intern all of this week. It’s my first time in Bremer AND seeing orcas and it has (almost) literally blown my mind. I am so stoked to have had this opportunity to see all the unbelievable creatures […]

29/01/21 Orcas don’t “Sleep”

Published on January 29, 2021 By Alison Cross

The weather conditions weren’t comparable to any other day this season! if we were to come across the killer whales today, it was going to be mind-blowing!!!Calm seas and low winds are in fact the perfect combination for orcas to just DISSAPEAR from our usual sighting grounds, commonly known as the “hotspot”. The pods favour […]

It’s not Steve but its IRWIN in the canyon crew!

Published on January 28, 2021 By Alison Cross

Naturaliste Charters Crew Sight OrcaGood Vibes and a Great StartWith a bit of good luck, a sharp-eyed crew, and positive vibes, we were set for a great day! We also have a saying here at Nat Charters: when one of the crew returns from their week off, we are in for a cracker. That ancient […]

NEW POD ALERT

Published on January 25, 2021 By Alison Cross

25.01.2021NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKEl Notcho, Cookie and Oreo were south west of the hotspot AGAIN today. This seems to be a place of interest for this pod being the third time this week they have been sighted down here. Maybe they just like giving the hotspot and the beaked whales a break from their […]

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 here for […]