After leaving the Pelagos sanctuary, we sailed south through the Straits of Messina – between Sicily and mainland Italy – then onto the Ionian Greek island of Kefalonia to clear Customs. Here we also sampled ‘imam’ – an amazing aubergine based tomato dish, and carried out maintenance on Song of the Whale (while enjoying the… Continue Reading
R/V Song of the Whale left the port of Monaco early on Tuesday morning, bound for Piraeus, the port of Athens, where we will meet the Greek and Turkish participants who are joining the team for the Northern Aegean Survey. The day was beautiful, but cool with very little wind and excellent sighting conditions. We… Continue Reading
Almost exactly ten years since we visited the Principality of Monaco with the original Song of the Whale, R/V Song of the Whale arrived in Monaco this weekend, at the invitation of the Prince Albert II Foundation. Berthed at the Yacht Club de Monaco, moored amongst the super yachts, Song of the Whale and team… Continue Reading
8th June. We have had many fantastic sightings over the last couple of days but a few stand out. Two nights ago Edd and I were on night watch, when we noticed incredibly vivid bioluminescence in the water. Soon after, we heard the distinctive blows of dolphins nearby, and didn’t have to look too hard… Continue Reading
A couple of days ago approaching the Straits of Gibraltar, we encountered a widespread aggregation of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens). Hopes were high that we might encounter some ‘real’ killer whales in the area, where they are known to hunt tuna at this time of year. False killers were a treat that nobody expected.… Continue Reading