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 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 05 2024
Great news this week. Basking sharks have made it into the new book, Ultimate Dive Sites by Todd Thimios. Due to be released in Jan 2025, Todd has scoured the globe for 50 of the …
Nov 01 2024
Our trip diary from our expedition out to Barra in 2024, check out all the spills and thrills below. Join us in June 2025 – Barra 2025 Day 1 – Travel to Barra …
Oct 21 2024
Join us for the Oban Winter Festival on the weekend of 16 & 17th November for some special activities. There are some single sessions you can book on or join us for a full weekend …
May 01 2024
Fingal’s Cave is a large sea cave on the south east side of the Isle of Staffa, which itself is located around 5 nautical miles off the west side of the Isle of Mull. Fingal’s …
Apr 30 2024
We asked Evan for a run down of day in the life during our peak season out in the islands when we are based on Coll. Have a read below of what it’s like as …
Apr 07 2024
The weird and the wonderful! Spending our summers in offshore areas for the last 10+ years means we’ve had our fair share of amazing big animal encounters along with a number of oddities too. …
Jan 03 2024
Although we talk a lot about basking sharks and marine life, seabird watching does take up a big part of our trips. They give us a good indicator of where feeding is happening which can …
Nov 02 2023
That’s not a headline you were expecting to read I bet! One of our longer term scientific projects is looking at fish piloting with basking sharks. Our records have dated back to 2013 where a …
