|20240825| Animals in the sea of Faial for our brave sailors
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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 the amazing Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus), Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Atlantic Spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea), Red rock crab (Grapsus adscensionis) and sea urchins.
During our afternoon trip, we were able to spot Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), including two individuals breaching out of the water!!! Also Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea), Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) and three blue sharks (Prionace glauca).
We hope you enjoyed your trip & see you again on another opportunity!
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