What’s On
Record dolphin sightings on
Spain’s Costa Tropical
Top boat charter operator Sailnplay claim that the population
of dolphins along the Costa Tropical is at an all-time high with
sightings almost every day through summer 2019.
natural dolphin experience when they take one of our trips.”
Asked why he thought this was he went on to explain:
“Dolphins are not territorial (unlike whales) and they basically
follow fish, which they feed on. Cooler water temperatures this
summer have kept the fish closer to shore, and also kept the
dreaded jellyfish away, so the dolphins are still around in our
local inshore waters feeding. So, for most of our lucky guests it
continues to be a win-win situation, no jellyfish and plenty of
dolphins.”
As owner Mike Shaw Roberts explains, “We have been sailing
these waters almost
every day for 12 years,
and we have never seen
so many dolphins in the
summer months as we
have this year”.
Now operating three
charter boats daily from
Marina del Este, he went
on to say “We are on the
water for up to 13 hours
a day from June to
November, and we log
every dolphin sighting.
This year we have seen
dolphins on 78% of all
our trips, up a massive
23% from the previous
high of 2017. So now,
more than three
quarters of our guests
are having a real-life
To spot dolphins before the winter call Mike on 669 118 816 or
go to the website www.sailnplay.com. See their ad on page 47.
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