bluefin tuna

Similar conditions to two days ago with a gloomy grey sky and choppy easterly sea, but the wildlife was more forthcoming. We went a bit further east this time, and as we sailed past a few gannets peering down at the sea, they started to dive. Then porpoise fins started rushing through the waves, and…

We had a full Ocean Discovery today, which is nice for October weekday. It felt very similar to yesterday – cool and grey, and everything was really quiet for about an hour. We passed what was initially mistaken for a skua, until we realised it was a peregrine falcon which was flying back towards the…

It looks as though today is the last day of this lovely long spell of weather we have had for the moment. This morning we had a birthday trip for a very special boy – happy 9th birthday Seb! We found common dolphins near the Mount and had a lovely sail with them accompanying us,…

There were enormous numbers of common dolphins in the bay today, stretching right out further offshore too – estimated numbers of many hundreds. These were in many different smaller pods, again including lots of juveniles and calves. Again there were tuna feeding with them, though they weren’t showing as well as yesterday. Seabirds included common…

We had a couple of awesome trips today in warm, calm conditions. This morning we quickly found a grey seal fishing in the middle of the bay who looked at us in an unhurried way for a while before diving down again to continue. A bit further on we found a pod of common dolphins …

Another wildlife packed day with a three hour followed by a four hour trip We saw four species of cetacean altogether along with some more mega tuna hunting this afternoon. The morning passengers found common dolphins, harbour porpoises and a minke whale, along with some sooty shearwaters and plenty of Manxies. After watching the seals…

The heatwave didn’t show up in Mount’s Bay today but the wildlife certainly did. This morning we started with a small group of porpoises, then a much larger group feeding inshore under gannets. Heading further out we could see an absolute mess of seabirds on the far horizon, and as we approached saw the tell…

It was a damp, windy day today but definitely could have been worse. The bluefin tuna are here with a vengeance now, accompanied by huge numbers of seabirds including thousands of shearwaters, gannets, kittiwakes and other gulls. Common dolphins are hunting with them and the pace is very frenetic. The seals and porpoises are far…

A busy day today with three trips, and the wildlife in the bay is still pumping! Today we have seen so many porpoises again, common dolphins here there and everywhere including some mums with very young calves, bluefin tuna busting at the surface and grey seals lazing around enjoying the summer. Seabirds have included gannets,…

Today was definitely the busiest November day we have ever had, with two Ocean Discovery trips. It was a grey gloomy day but the fog stayed away and we had some great sightings. On boat trips we saw lots of grey seals, bluefin tuna feeding and leaping and absolutely loads of common dolphins again. These…