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We couldnโ€™t have asked for a better day to finis We couldnโ€™t have asked for a better day to finish our boat tour season. And we got to catch up with old friends - a pod of Orcas consisting of a male, a female and a young one that we have seen previously on two occasions, on the 1st August 2017 and 25th June 2018. Weโ€™ll be back on the water at the end of September. ๐Ÿ’™ #wildoceantasmania
Projection of positivity rewards all. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”- Thank you Ocean! ๐Ÿ’™ More to come. #wildoceantasmania
We still have a few seats available for our last t We still have a few seats available for our last two tours for the season, at 1pm on Friday and 1.30pm on Saturday. Get in touch if you want to join us! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฌ #loveyoudolphins #wildoceantasmania
The coming week will be our last week of running t The coming week will be our last week of running tours before we close for a little winter break. If youโ€™d like to join us on a 2+hour Coastal Adventure this week to check out the cliffs, caves and look for marine life, get in touch with us via phone/ email or Insta. The weather is looking beautiful from Tuesday onwards! :) #wildoceantasmania #cantwait
Tasmaniaโ€™s Shy Albatross which only breeds on 3 Tasmaniaโ€™s Shy Albatross which only breeds on 3 islands off Tasmania is now classed as endangered with only about 15,000 breeding pairs left in the World. At the start of the 20th century, populations were decimated by the harvesting of their feathers, which were used to plump up mattresses. It was only when numbers got so low that trade was no longer viable that the population began to recover. Fast forward to today, sadly fewer Shy Albatross offspring are returning to breed every year. Their biggest threats being longline fisheries, marine pollution and climate change. An amazing job has been done by biologists to try and help the species by installing artificial nests on Albatross Island. Studies have shown that birds with high quality nests have greater chance of hatching an egg and producing a chick than poor quality ones. But itโ€™s not only up to the scientists. We can all do our bit to help our Tasmanian Shy Albatross and other marine life. Head over to the blog post on our website to find out more (link in bio)! Or if you would like to see these majestic birds along our coastline, contact us via Insta, email or call for the next tour options. The weather is looking great for the end of the week!
Today was Whale Census Day. Last year, over 2,700 Today was Whale Census Day. Last year, over 2,700 sightings have been recorded from all around Australia. The data recorded is passed onto the National Parks and Wildlife Service to help with the conservation, protection and welfare of Whales in Australian waters. Have you sighted any Whales today? We set up on the cliffs in the morning and saw a few big blows and a couple of pods of dolphins. On our afternoon tour we caught up with them and got to join the whales for nine Kilometers on their migration. Very special for everyone on board. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‹
Days spent with Whales are the best! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿณ Not Days spent with Whales are the best! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿณ Not โ€˜onlyโ€™ the Humpback Whales are migrating at the moment. The Southern Right Whales are showing up now too. One pair had made Pirates Bay in Eaglehawk Neck their home for three days last week and we encountered some more on our tour today a bit further out to sea. We have a few tours scheduled for the coming weeks with varying departure times. If you would like to join our 2-hour Coastal Adventure, just message us on Insta or via email with your preferred dates! Images of our Whale encounters will be forwarded to the Marine Conservation Program / Wildlife Management Branch of the Department for their Australasian Right Whale Photo ID Catalogue.
We were lucky today and saw whales on both trips y We were lucky today and saw whales on both trips yiew! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿณ Thanks to all the crew who decided to make a spontaneous booking for this weekend with early easing of restrictions! And cheers to the weather gods for blessing us with such a beautiful day today! ๐Ÿ€
We found some whales today - yay! ...only had to e We found some whales today - yay! ...only had to extend our trip slightly. ๐Ÿ˜… Must have been a good whale-watching day in Tassie, a few Humpback Whales have been reported in the South and up along the East coast. Fingers crossed for some more tomorrow! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‹ In addition to the whales, we also had an extra close encounter with a beautiful Shy Albatross that came in to land beside us and we saw a Southern Fulmar fly by. Very special!
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  1. Humpback Whales

    October 10, 2016 Susie

  2. Swimming with Seals

    July 24, 2014 Susie
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