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Orca’s On the Hunt – 20/3/25
***Warning graphic content*** We set out across smooth seas this morning, with no idea what the Southern Ocean had in store for us. Our journey began with a trio of bottlenose dolphins passing us by as we rounded the corner of the harbour and headed south toward the shelf edge. With no signs of the…
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An Exciting Orca Encounter – 6/2/25
As we rounded the corner of the harbour this morning and the bow of the Alison Maree began to rise and fall, it became clear that we weren’t in for a smooth journey out to the Canyon. The Southern Ocean stuck true to its reputation with the directions of the wind and swell largely disagreeing…
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Close Passes with Orca – 7/2/25
We set out over a lumpy, grey Southern Ocean this morning, the Alison Maree charging through the chop and swell as we headed toward the Bremer Canyon in search of the orcas. As we approached the hotspot and prepared ourselves to begin searching, it wasn’t more than 5 minutes before blows were spotted on the…
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Pilot Whales and Orcas – 10/2/25
With low winds and a sunny day ahead of us, we were excited to see what the day was to hold and what a fantastic day on the water it turned out to be! As we approached the hotspot deckhand, Luke, was up on the roof, calling pilot whales ahead, and we spotted a massive…
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Four Orca Pods on a Sunny Day – 24/1/24
Arriving early into the hotspot around 9:45, we were fortunate enough to find the orcas straight off the bat! A familiar dorsal was spotted and identified seeing El Notcho travelling with another 3 of his female family members. We travelled with this pod yesterday and they were very much going about the same business today,…