Futurismo Whale Watching Azores

14/06/2026

Daily Sightings – June 14, 2026

✅ S***m whales
✅ Sei whales
✅ Common dolphins
✅ Atlantic spotted dolphins

Another day spent with the Green Social Unit of our resident gentle giants: the s***m whales. The first tail our biologists´ trained eyes recognised was of Sumo Wrestler. She is a well known adult female often seen tending calves, or with her two trusted companions: Dilys and Hailey.

S***m whales have stable, matrilineal social units, with adult females and offspring living together for life, while males disperse at adolescence. It is a priviledge to be able to witness, follow, learn and grow, alongside these known whales and their families.

📸 Photos by David Rodrigues
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***mwhales

14/06/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐬𝐤, 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫! ✨

Planning your Atlantic adventure with 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙢𝙤 𝘼𝙯𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨? We know that stepping out into the middle of the ocean comes with a few questions. Whether you’re a solo explorer, a family of five, or an adrenaline seeker, we want you to feel prepared for the magic!

We’ve gathered our most frequently asked questions, so your only "job" is to enjoy the view.

𝑺𝒘𝒊𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈! ➡️

📸 Photo by @‌davidrodriguespico

13/06/2026

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬! ⏰

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13/06/2026

Fresh perspectives, young minds, and the exact same passion for the ocean.

Meet the talented interns of Futurismo Azores Adventures! 🙂

12/06/2026

Daily Sightings – June 12, 2026

✅ S***m whale
✅ Sei whale
✅ Common dolphin
✅ Bottlenose dolphin
✅ Striped dolphin

Incredible sea conditions bring amazing sightings. Today it felt like these summer days that everythings goes as planned and the ocean shows you how life always finds a way. We could presence beautiful and large groups of common dolphins sharing some time with striped dolphins. And of course our always curious bottlenose dolphins showed up around us giving us the opportunity to see how playful these dolphins can be. Besides, we got to see two Sei whales spending some time together proving that whales also can show some social behaviours.

However, our trips were marked by the sightings of our well-know Green Group of S***m whales with Hailey and her calf, Dilys, Sumo Wrestler and another indivual, all of them seen some days ago, reinforcing the importance of family in these animals.

📸 Photos by Andreia Pereira, Margarida Rolim and Sandra Menéndez
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***mwhales

12/06/2026

É com enorme gosto que a Futurismo patrocina a realização da 33.ª edição da Global Finance Conference, promovida pela UAc.FEG - Faculdade de Economia e Gestão - Universidade dos Açores.

Esta importante conferência internacional reúne em debate mais de 150 especialistas em torno de temas cruciais para o futuro global, incluindo a inovação financeira, inteligência artificial, fatores ESG e finanças sustentáveis. O programa conta ainda com a prestigiada intervenção do Professor Joel Mokyr. Agradecemos à FEG-UAc a oportunidade de apoiar a realização deste evento de excelência na nossa região e desejamos o maior sucesso a toda a organização e participantes nesta contagem decrescente!

Uma agradecimento muito especial a todas as entidades que contribuem para a realização da 33.ª edição da Global Finance Conference na Faculdade de Economia e Gestão!

Esta conferência internacional de finanças decorrerá de 15 a 17 de junho e contará com a participação de mais de 150 especialistas em economia e finanças, que irão debater temas atuais como finanças sustentáveis, fintech verde, fatores ESG e finanças, inovação financeira, inteligência artificial e automação, entre outros.

O Professor Joel Mokyr, da Northwestern University, laureado com o Prémio Nobel de Economia de 2025, será o keynote speaker da conferência, proferindo uma palestra sobre o crescimento económico sustentável, o tema que lhe valeu a atribuição do Prémio Nobel.

12/06/2026

Documentário Mestre do Mar (2025). Fase final das cavernas do bote baleeiro.

Documentário Mestre do Mar (2025). Fase final das cavernas do bote baleeiro.
📷 Alvaro RP

11/06/2026

Daily Sightings – June 10, 2026
✅ Bryde's whales
✅ S***m whales
✅ Sei whales
✅ Humpback whale
✅ Risso's dolphins
✅ Common dolphins
✅ Bottlenose dolphins

We're not even sure where to focus today: seven different species in a single day! It’s a lot!
But if there’s a clear highlight, it’s that summer has definitely arrived.
We had our first sighting of a Bryde’s whale (pronounced roughly “broodus”), a tropical species named after the Norwegian whaler Johan Bryde. A new presence for the season, and one we’ll need to pay close attention to, as they can easily be confused with sei whales at sea.

Seven species, one day. Days like this don’t happen often!

📸 Photos by Norma Romero and Andreia Pereira
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***mwhales

11/06/2026

One of our favorite seasonal visitors is back! The beautiful spotted dolphins usually join us for the summer, but it looks like they’ve already arrived. A very warm welcome to them! 🙂

📖 Check our blog and learn more about our wildlife: https://www.futurismo.pt/category/wildlife/

📷 Filmed by Rafael Martins

11/06/2026

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

📍 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙉𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙩

Originally from the Netherlands, Niels’ fascination with cetaceans began when he was very little, but it was during a minor in Arctic Marine Biology in Norway that his path became clear. After his first encounter with s***m whales in the cold northern waters, he knew his academic career had to be steered toward the behavioral ecology of these majestic giants.

Currently an Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management student at Wageningen University & Research, Niels has joined the Futurismo team for his final research internship. He is shifting his focus from the deep-diving giants to the charismatic bottlenose dolphins, delving into the intricate world of marine bioacoustics.

Niels’ research is particularly specialized, focusing on "signature whistles", the unique acoustic identifiers that dolphins use to communicate. For him, being in the Azores and working directly with these animals is a true dream come true, allowing him to contribute meaningful data to the study of dolphin behavior in one of the world's best marine sanctuaries.

🌍 Scientist. Researcher. Ocean Advocate. Niels represents a new generation of biologists dedicated to decoding the ocean’s language to better understand and protect its inhabitants.