Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs
2020 Dunsborough whale watching season commences!
Published on August 20, 2020The Dunsborough whale watching season has started two weeks earlier than last year! The annual whale migration started early this year, as the whales moved north from their Antarctic feeding grounds in Feb/March as apposed to April/May. Historically the season didn’t start until June! Seeing a 2.5-month shift over the past 20 years. WHY? Food availability […]
Read moreRARE WHALE SIGHTING IN THE SOUTHWEST
Published on July 14, 2020The tour started like any other, we had soon spotted humpback blows once leaving the marina and began following a lone adult. It wasn’t long before the individual headed toward the lighthouse and out through a small channel towards the vast expansive depths of the Southern Ocean. We decided to head toward the Islands to […]
Read moreTHE TRIFECTA
Published on March 15, 2020“Seeing dolphins as you leave the harbour is a sure sign of a great day” is a saying I have stuck by since working in the tourism industry! Today supported that as Bottlenose dolphins guided us out to sea… BON VOYAGE!A quick journey out meant we had inshore bottlenose dolphins and orca all before 10am! […]
Read moreKiller Whales Tricks and Orca Blows
Published on March 3, 2020Action-Packed Encounters in the Bremer Canyon Today’s expedition in Bremer Bay was nothing short of spectacular as we scanned the horizon for orca blows. The conditions were perfect, the wildlife was active, and the energy out on the water was electric. It’s days like these that remind us why the Bremer Canyon is one of […]
Read moreSOUTHERN SPECTACLE
Published on March 1, 2020With a small breath of wind and the sun beaming down our backs, the conditions out in the Southern Canyon were ‘premo’!The only part missing to today was Orca…. we searched high and low – literally! Searching along the 1000 metre contour and out to the sub canyons – Henry and Knob which easily get […]
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