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Ask a Scientist: What to do around sharks

Whether you go shark diving or swimming and encountering a shark by chance, it is always good to know how you can minimise the risk of a potential attack by following three simple rules...

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DeFINitely Hot: Nearly 20 commercial tour operators worldwide are official ‘cetacean-friendly’

The World Cetacean Alliance is about to turn the tide in the cetacean-watching industry by introducing the first operators certified under the responsible whale and dolphin watching certification programme...

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Ask a Scientist: Why you should always go on guided tours

Quality varies in commercial marine wildlife tours. There's one component you should be aware of that feels like common sense, but unfortunately is not...

 

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Ask a Scientist: What does 'best-practice' mean?

Did you ever wonder what's 'best-practice'?

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Ask a Scientist: Row, Row, Row your Boat around Wildlife

Our interest in wildlife comes with a twist as any interaction we have has an impact on the animals we encounter. The biggest threat, however, isn't commercial operators...

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Meet the Ecotypes - North-East Atlantic!

Due to popular demand now in the spotlight, the Ecoytypes of the North-East Atlantic! Here, two different types are making some waves coming with distinctive features. Find out more in another educative infographic:

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Meet the Ecotypes - Southern Hemisphere!

If you've liked the ecotypes of the Pacific Northwest , you'll love the different orcas of the Southern Hemisphere:

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Ask a Scientist: What you need to know about the NZ dolphin swim ban

A new blog post on the decision to end swim-with programmes featuring bottlenose dolphins in New Zealand:

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Swimming with Dolphins - which species to seek and which to avoid

Swimming with dolphins is a very popular activity within the realm of marine wildlife tourism. Surprisingly, few people actually mention a particular species they wish to encounter. Why you should consider the species when you want to go dolphin swimming is illustrated in a new, exciting infographic:

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Meet the Ecotypes!

Did you always go Orca Watching and wondered whether you're seeing residents, transients or offshore killer whales? What are the main differences? Find out here:

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