|20240725| Migratory whales hunting fish in South of Faial!
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We recorded cetacean numbers, behavior and photo-ID, counted Portuguese man-o-war aggregations and sizes
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During our morning trip, we were able to spot Sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis), Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Portuguese Man O'War (Physalia physalis) and Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis).
During our afternoon trip, we spotted Sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Common tern (Sterna hirundo) and Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis).
During our sunset trip, we found Sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Portuguese Man O'War (Physalia physalis), Common tern (Sterna hirundo) and Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis). We could also identify the fish that dolphins and the sei whales were feeing on: Boarfish (Capros aper).
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