Jan 31 2025
Our home base is Oban, only 5 miles from the Isle of Mull by boat. Most of our tours either go to or go round the Isle of Mull. So even though we are not …
Jan 30 2025
To touch or not to touch! We’re now in a time where people are the least connected to nature, have the least access to natural spaces and are addicted to the internet, influenced by what …
Jan 26 2025
Fancy joining our team for the 2025 peak season? We’re recruiting one guide to join our small crew. Check out our video social post for an idea of the good the bad & the ugly …
Jan 15 2025
Lying in just a few metres of water off the coast of Eriskay lies one of Scotland’s most famous wrecks, the SS Politician; an 8000 tonne cargo ship bound for Kingston that ran aground following …
Jan 01 2025
Seals have a long cultural history in Scotland from mythological tales of Selkies – the shapeshifting seals who shed their skin and take on a human form, to the days of Saint Columba on Iona …
Dec 19 2024
It was great to receive a new marine life guide in the mail this week, just before Christmas! Our friend Lawson Wood’s has written this new guide, Marine life of the North Sea and …
Dec 15 2024
So maybe you’ve been on a tour with us before or you’ve just seen our videos on socials and want to get in the water! In this blog we’ll run through some important points to …
Dec 13 2024
The waters around the Hebrides are incredibly productive but are also very seasonal. A lot of the species we see here every day in the Summer are only around for a short period of time. …
Dec 11 2024
One of the top searched questions about our favourite filter feeders is – ‘can a basking shark eat a human?’. We will quickly put your mind at ease and tell you the answer is no, …
One of the biggest mysteries with basking sharks is reproduction – where and how do they breed? Where are their pupping grounds? There are many unanswered questions but we’re now seeing small pieces of the …
As our name suggests, basking sharks live here in Scotland – but this isn’t the only place they’re found, and we’re just one stop in their journey. Basking Sharks can be found almost worldwide at …
Dec 05 2024
Its only relatively recently through the use of GPS tracking that we discovered where puffins actually go over winter Atlantic puffins first arrive in the spring and the time of year can vary based on …