Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

Bremer Canyon Killer Whales – Tail slaps and Belly Ups

Published on September 20, 2025 By Naturaliste Charters

Bremer Orca Display a Gentle SideWatching wild animals play and socialise for hours is always a privilege especially when it involves an apex predator. Orca are notorious for their ruthless hunting tactics yet the behaviours witnessed today revealed a much softer side to life in the Bremer Canyon. This rare glimpse into their playful and […]

ORCA SEX – THE SEX LIFE OF A KILLER WHALE

Published on September 20, 2025 By Alison Cross

Today we were escorted past short beach by a pod of energetic common dolphins on our voyage out to the Canyon. As we reached the hotspot we sighted orca almost instantly! However the orca were in high hunt mode all day today! El Notchos pod...

Dunsborough 2025 Season Update

Published on September 19, 2025 By Naturaliste Charters

Dunsborough Whale Watching Season Highlights1 September 2025 Afternoon Tour The whales seemed to know it was the first day of a new season. A juvenile humpback spent the first hour breaching non-stop, with 6–7 leaps in a row before surfacing to breathe. Plumes of white water were visible in every direction. Larger whales soon drew […]

Is Whale Watching Ethical?

Published on September 11, 2025 By Alison Cross

Unveiling Orca Diets – Bremer Sub-Basin Sampling Project

Published on September 9, 2025 By Naturaliste Charters

Unveiling Orca Diets in the Bremer Sub-BasinWe are excited to announce a new collaboration for the upcoming season. Naturaliste Charters will be working with researchers from Oceans Blueprint and Edith Cowan University. Together, we will investigate the feeding ecology of orcas (Orcinus orca) observed seasonally in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.The Bremer orcas are thought […]