Snorkeling with
Giant Mobula Rays
Giant Mobula Rays are constant visitors of the Azores waters. With our Megalodon tagging project we followed Mobula rays on their journey in the Atlantic Ocean. They travel all the way to Senegal, the Cabo Verde islands and Sao Tome & Principe. During their journey they visit deep sea mountains where they feed with the resident pelagic fish. The most northern stop on their journey are the Azores Island and one of their favourite spots to meet is the famous Princess Alice Bank. We dive and snorkel with Mobula rays at Princess Alice Bank.
SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainable treatment of the animals is our top priority. Therefore, the experienced skippers also read the behavior of the animals first and decide when or if you are allowed into the water.
With the help of the experienced skippers you can observe the behavior of the whales in peace and learn a lot about their life and migration cycles. Permanent residents of the region are sperm whale cows, which stay with their calves year-round in the warm and nutrient-rich waters. In addition, pilot whales, small killer whales, sei whales, fin whales, minke whales, round-headed dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins can often be observed.
Why Pico Sport
Operating since 1993 we have 30 years of experience with marine mammals. Our skippers work with us since many years and lots of experience in gentle handling of the animals. We find the whales and dolphins because we work with land based spotters. This technique dates back to the days of the old whalers. With strong binoculars the so called VIGIA searches for the whales and dolphins. They tell the boats the positions of the animals. Thus, we never go blindly to the ocean and work with a 99% success rate in sightings.
Megalodon Project
Want to learn more about megafauna migrations in the Atlantic? Then read on our megalodon page what you can contribute.
