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Today, we can only dream of calm conditions like t Today, we can only dream of calm conditions like these! It’s blowing a gale here in the south east of Tassie, so no tours for us today, but Thursday and Friday are looking good and we still have availabilities. Book online or message us on Insta if you’re keen to get out on the water this week. 💙
One of the Killer Whales that we’ve sighted yest One of the Killer Whales that we’ve sighted yesterday has now been confirmed by @killerwhalesaustralia to be EA_0057, an individual well-known to the southeast coast of Tasmania. This large male was first sighted in 2015 off Fortescue Bay and has been visiting the region regularly since. @killerwhalesaustralia are still trying to identify the accompanying animals, but it seems that they are not known to the catalogue. Photos that have been taken of the females are therefore of high value.
Our guess has now been confirmed by @killerwhalesa Our guess has now been confirmed by @killerwhalesaustralia that all three of the Killer Whales we saw on Thursday are old ‘friends’ that we’ve spotted in recent years. Two of the Killer Whales are listed in the East Australian Killer Whale Catalogue as EA_0060 and EA_0062 and one is yet to be catalogued. At all sightings since 2017, these three animals have been sighted together as one family group. 💙
Here’s a short clip of our Killer Whale encounte Here’s a short clip of our Killer Whale encounter on Thursday. 💙 @killerwhalesaustralia ———————————————— It’s 2020 and Killer Whales as well as other dolphins are still being caught to be kept in captivity by greedy organisations. Imagine the vastness of their natural habitat and the social bonds they have. Those businesses argue that they’re providing researchers the facilities to work with trained animals and monitor them daily. But the Orcas behave differently in theme parks than they do in the wild. They can’t thrive in captivity. They literally go mad in their small tank. This shows in repetitive behaviour linked to stress. They rub themselves against the walls and some have teeth worn down to a pulp. They have to perform to get rewarded with food. It all comes down to people not supporting marine shows. If those greedy organisations can’t sell their tickets, it’s not worth it for them. It’s way more exciting to see marine mammals in the wild where they belong.
A pod of Orcas (2 females and 1 male) travelled up A pod of Orcas (2 females and 1 male) travelled up the coast yesterday. We tracked them on both our trips from Munroe Bight past Cape Hauy and up to Pirates Bay at Eaglehawk Neck. This pod was quite easy to track and many photos have been captured (not only by us, but also by passionate crew from other tour boats and our passengers). These photos are valuable data for researchers and have been sent in to @killerwhalesaustralia to help with their research.
+++Tasmania Fluke Project+++ Most of you know that +++Tasmania Fluke Project+++ Most of you know that it’s been an incredible year for Humpback Whale sightings on the Tasmanian East coast. We are still seeing whales daily. Yet, little research has been done outside the sub-tropical breeding grounds and the Antarctic feeding grounds. That’s why we’ve joined forces with our marine biologist friend @madsbrasier and started the ‘Tasmania Fluke Project’. To find out what this is about and to see how you can help as well as a ‘citizen scientist’, head over to our blog post about the project (link in bio). Logo design by @tamarrabonnici
Someone’s been showing off yesterday morning. 💙🐋 ...this is how you catch krill!
+++Availability Update+++ We now have last minute +++Availability Update+++ We now have last minute availability for the 2+hour Scenic Tour for tomorrow, Friday the 13th November at 2.30pm. We’ve also opened up an additional session for Saturday, the 14th November, at 5pm. Email us or message us here on Insta to reserve your seats! 😊💙🐋
***Availability update*** Most of our tours are fu ***Availability update*** Most of our tours are fully booked until next week. But we’ve opened up an additional ‘2+hour Scenic tour’ session for tomorrow, Thursday the 5th Nov at 8.30am for those early birds. 😊 We also have a few last ‘observer’ seats available for the Seal & Ocean Expeditions on Friday and Saturday at 9am. Book online or message us here on Insta if you’re keen! 💙🐋
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  1. Humpback Whales

    October 10, 2016 Susie

  2. Swimming with Seals

    July 24, 2014 Susie
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