bottlenose dolphins

Picture of the day: Bottlenose dolphins

“Picture of the day” After not being able to get to sea for two days due to strong winds and rain, this did not affect our dolphins at all. On launching at 09h30 this morning, we picked up a group of 40 – 50 Bottlenose dolphins other side the Keurbooms River Mouth. We followed them READ MORE

Picture of the day: Our vessel Damara beaching

“Picture of the day” In this picture, our vessel Damara beaching, after yet another fantastic trip on the ocean. Today we had many excited phone calls about Orca’s in the bay. Upon further investigation we were able to determine that the animals that caused so much excitement were in fact the offshore species of Bottlenose READ MORE

Picture of the day: ±60 Bottlenose dolphins

Yesterday on our 09h30 boat trip en-route to Keurbooms we encountered a pod of ±60 Bottlenose dolphins feeding in the surf line and just beyond. We’ve noticed large shoals of mullet (harders) congregating in the surf line all the way alongRobbergBeachandKeurboomsBeach. This should bring more dolphins into our bay. 

Picture of the day: Awesome Trip

“Picture of the day” What an awesome trip!!! Today on our 12h00 boat trip we encountered Brydes whales just off the Point of Robberg. We also had ± 10 White Chinned Petrels circling above the boat for at least 5 minutes and at the seal colony we had our regular visitor, the Elephant Seal. En-route READ MORE

Picture of the day: Bottlenose Dolphins

“Picture of the day” On our 09h30 trip today we picked up a group of 60 – 70 Bottlenose dolphins moving along the Keurbooms coastline. We also picked up a small group of rare Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphins, feeding off the Keurbooms River Mouth Please be careful between 12h00 and 14h00 with very hot weather conditions READ MORE

Picture of the day: 100 Bottlenose dolphin

“Picture of the day” On our 09h30 boat trip this morning we had ± 100 Bottlenose dolphins playing in the surf off Keurbooms strand. With water temperatures rising to between 24 and 25°C, something we have not seen in our bay for the last 6 years, we have had sightings of whale sharks, striped marlin READ MORE