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Nauticampo/ExpoSub 2009 - Lisboa Michael Costa is interviewed by the Azorean Television (the interview starts at 2 min 50 sec of the clip's timeline) Click here to watch the video
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Seasonal seas....Blue whales, Orcas, newborn dolphins and sea turtles...an...
March ends, April begins and with each passing day the sun grows more strong. Plankton has begun to bloom and life in the ocean explodes into activity. This is the season of the giants and with...
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Sea turtles
Our trips to sea are not just to see whales and dolphins they are also trips into the open ocean where we seek other pelagic marine life of interest. Often we encounter sea turtles, especially...
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Postcard from Cadiz.
March 21st-23rd, Cadiz, Spain. CW Azores founder, Enrico Villa and company biologist, Justin Hart attend the European Cetacean Society Conference, presenting CW's first published piece of research; a...
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2012 A Review: One season with CW Azores.
After 2010's spectacular Spring passage of baleen whales and 2011's unprecedented shark diving season with Makos Isurus oxyrinchus we looked forward to see what would define 2012, hoping that none of...
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2013 annual review: A season in bountiful seas.
As 2013 comes to a close and our eyes are cast towards the approaching new year we always feel a little trepidation for the next season, especially about the sea conditions. The ocean is, as ever,...
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2014 annual review: The year of the Megaptera
Last year, 2013, was a remarkable year. A massive spring bloom in plankton fed an explosion in baleen whale sightings, the likes of which we'd frankly not seen before. Furthermore, a subsequent...
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Pico's Secret Night Dives.
Our divemasters have extensive local experience and have been diving the coasts of Pico and Faial for many years. Until now they have been keeping a secret, some local knowledge you might never guess....
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Whale Watching 2015 - our annual review
Once again autumn is upon us and another season of whale watching with CW Azores has come to an end. Traditionally this is our time to reflect on the season gone and spend a little time contemplating...
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