southern right whale

October 25, 2017

SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE PIGMENTATION PATTERNS

Southern right whales are usually mostly black in colour and were often referred to as “black whales” by open-boat whalers.…

October 13, 2017

On Tuesday 3 October, the Mammal Research Institute’s Whale Unit started their annual southern right whale aerial survey which aims…

September 12, 2017

Since the beginning of September, the number of southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) cow-calf pairs in the bay has increased…

June 19, 2015

The guests on our 09h30 trip were lucky to witness a southern right whale breaching just 100m away from the…

September 30, 2014

During the South African winter, Southern Right whales (Eubalaena australis) arrives from the Antarctic to breed and give birth. They…

June 10, 2014

Even though whales have been spotted from land, on Saturday afternoon we were thrilled to have our first close encounter…

July 30, 2013

Breaching whales are a sight to behold. In the 16+ years that Ocean Blue has been in operation it still…

April 20, 2012

“Picture of the day” On Monday 16th April we had our second Southern Right whale passing through the bay for…

February 22, 2012

“Picture of the day” On our 09h30 boat trip on Monday morning we noticed a blow just behind the back…

November 3, 2011

“Picture of the day” On our 09h30 boat trip we had a Southern Right whale heading south. We should still…