Here we go again!

From July 1st on we will sail out again to the whales and dolphins. We are looking forward to welcoming you soon and wish you already now a relaxing holiday. You will find information about the necessary hygiene and safety measures under observation tours.

See you soon in Tarifa, Katharina Heyer and the firmm team

firmm Blog

Orca bonus

Looking back, it seems like a bonus that the orcas gave us after a very short Orca summer.

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A Heavenly Tour

Where had all the sperm whales gone?

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My belated birthday present on the 24th of July 2018

When we were already on our way back to Tarifa, we got the late birthday present....

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Curious sperm whale and pilot whale baby

In spring they have high season in the Strait of Gibraltar - the sperm whales.

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Astonishment about great awareness even amongst the youngest

We wanted to tell the children a little bit about the whales and dolphins in the Strait of Gibraltar and inform them about environmental protection.

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About charlas, fin whale babies and good karma – The everyday life of a volunteer at firmm

Rather, I’d like to start by telling you the story of how I ended up in Tarifa to work for firmm.

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OBSERVADORs welcome after the winter break

We know him as the only sperm whale that likes to come to the boat and observes us.

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Baby Day

...there are two blows - a big and a small one, announced Katharina.

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The new season 2018 begins with sightings of Pilot whales, Bottlenose dolphins and Sperm whales

I've been waiting for a day like this to join a dolphin and whale watching trip.

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20th firmm gathering on February 17th 2018 in Aarau

The annual firmm meeting had a very special theme. This year the foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary!
Therefore, a large number of people came to celebrate this anniversary and to acknowledge firmm's work of many years.

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