Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

The HUNT- start to finish!

Published on January 19, 2020 By Alison Cross

Moments before reaching the hotpot El Notcho and Cookies pod surfaced in a perfect formation, cruising right toward us! The speed and mentality of the pod suggested they were just headed over to greet us. As the pod edged closer (still quite slowly), we noticed a smaller, lighter outline immersed between the black and white […]

The Entire Catalogue!!!!

Published on January 18, 2020 By Alison Cross

Pirouette Playing Orca

Published on January 17, 2020 By Alison Cross

Approximately FORTY storm petrels greeted us on arrival to the Hotspot this morning, not “the most ever seen in the canyon” but certainly a great sight! The orca had already devoured breakfast but it didn’t hit the spot as they continued to forage. El Notcho and Cookie’s pod were busy and extremely uninterested in us […]

Beaked Whale Boneyard

Published on January 16, 2020 By Alison Cross

Predation in the Sub BasinWe found one group of orca as soon as we dropped off the shelf. We stayed with them for a few minutes before we realised there was more action ahead! Pushing further South, to find they were chasing something, surging through the water at pace. It was not long until a […]

HUBBA HUBBA

Published on January 15, 2020 By Alison Cross

Upon arriving to the hotspot we observed three pods hunting together, and that’s only what we could see! They were fairly spread with the usual oil slicks appearing suggesting they were having a feed. It seemed to be relatively relaxed when all of a sudden a double breach stirred up the ocean and the orca […]