Expert Tours reports that at about 11.00am on Sunday 24 March 2019 at around 33.59.086 and 25.46.219 this Brydes Whale was spotted heading North East towards Bird Island swimming at about 5 knots with a 5 minute dive interval. Unfortunately after following the Brydes whale for about an hour the film crew on the Expert Tours vessel lost sight of the whale. At the time there were around 9 whales in the area making identifying the stricken whale in the difficult conditions and rapidly rising … [Read more...] about Keep your Eyes peeled for this Brydes Whale in Distress
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Brydes Whale in Danger at Riy Banks
A report late this morning from Port Elizabeth's Whale Man - Rainer Schimpf - was that he was following a Brydes Whale entangled in netting close to the Riy Banks in Algoa Bay. NSRI was en route to assist with a detangling operation. The Riy Banks is a deep dive site famous for its steep and colourfull walls and situated around 20km from Hobie Beach. The the large horse shoe shaped reef area includes many dive sites and is home to colourful corals, a wide variety of game fish as well as … [Read more...] about Brydes Whale in Danger at Riy Banks
MyPE takes one for the team!
Today in Algoa Bay with AB Marine we took one for the team! The whole team that was sitting in a stuffy office wishing that they could be celebrating glorious sunshine and a less than windy day. The amount of bait fish on the surface of the water (and underneath the surface) was truly astounding today - no need for hungry predators to form bait balls and eat - all they had to do was stroll along the salty buffet and grab whatever took their fancy. Saw 6 Brydes Whales who were not up to coming … [Read more...] about MyPE takes one for the team!
Face to Face with a Brydes Whale [video]
Cameramen Rainer Schimpf, Charles Maxwell and Peter Lamberti come face to face with one of the largest creatures on the annual Sardine Run … [Read more...] about Face to Face with a Brydes Whale [video]
Is this YOUR ROPE around this Bryde’s Whale?
Whilst filming a bait ball in Algoa Bay yesterday, Silke Schimpf photographed this Bryde's Whale with a rope around it's body. Silke says that there was also a buoy in the unfortunate creatures mouth. … [Read more...] about Is this YOUR ROPE around this Bryde’s Whale?
Killer Whales Supporting the Handicapped
On Saturday 27 April 2013 in the Aghullas current off of Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Expert Tours guide, Rainer Schimpf and a German Film Crew witnessed two firsts as a pod of 7 Killer Whales (Orcas) hunted a Brydes Whale and then demonstrated that their complex social structures also seem to extend to caring for the handicapped. In waves of 3.5 metre in height and in pursuit of a bait-ball sighting Schimpf observed large splashes ahead of his boat which were quickly established as Orca's … [Read more...] about Killer Whales Supporting the Handicapped
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Port Elizabeth's Algoa Bay has been 'invaded' by several special vessels, all connected to the oil industry. In the image below one can see a Brydes whale blow at the left front of the ship and lots of Gannets diving for Sardines. The Sardine run is presently taking place in Algoa Bay. This annual event draws thousand of Common Dolphins, Penguins, Gannets, Sharks and Whales into Algoa Bay to feed on the Sardines. Overseas and local tourists are very interested in the Sardine Run and … [Read more...] about Oil Oil Oil
