Naturaliste Charters
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A Breaching Right Whale – 16/10/25
Wowie! We did not expect to run into two adult Southern Right whales along our morning charter! These two were super relaxed with their surfaces, originally spotting them early just out of the moorings. Southern Right whales are distinct from their white callosity formations on their rostrums as well as a lack of dorsal fin.…
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Orcas on the Hunt – 3/4/25
We arrived to find a huge oil slick spread across the surface at the hotspot this morning, with birds swirling overhead. Amongst them was a beautiful juvenile wandering albatross, nearly its entire body still covered in dark plumage, yet to turn white as it matures. The slick was big and was giving off the unmistakable…
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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…