Hello, I may only be 8 months old, but I'm already a BIG whale fan! I've had such a wonderful time here in Tarifa and have been out on the sea with mum and dad almost every day for the last few weeks.
In July and August, firmm organises 3-hour excursions to observe orcas when they come to catch bluefin tuna from the lines of the fishermen in the Strait of Gibraltar.
The season has begun - with sunshine and cheerful anticipation! On our very first trip on April 1st, we were greeted by a school of Bottlenose Dolphins.
Is it the attraction of whales and dolphins? Is it the “whale woman” Katharina Heyer or the informal atmosphere of the firmm meetings that people from Germany, Austria and all over Switzerland travel to Aarau even at Christmas time?
The 27th season in Tarifa lasted from the 1st of April to the 5th of November 2024. April started with a lot of rain and wind. After that it was a very eventful season, with moderate wind and many beautiful sightings.
This article is less about cetaceans and more about the sea and humans. We'll be looking at how the sea constantly connects people living on different continents.
Ran Levy-Yamamori visited us in June to film a documentary about Katharina. It is called ‘As long as I can’ and tells the story of her life project in the Strait of Gibraltar.
… was rather disappointing in terms of the number of sightings. However, some encounters were very remarkable and intense. We saw the largest of all dolphins 10 times. Five times in July and five times in August.
I don't think I've ever seen the firmm team as excited as on 5 July at 15.30, when the boat returned from the second trip of the day. You can find out why that was the case here.
