Useful Resources Archives
Salvamento Marítimo
Spanish coastguard Facebook page – just put “orca” into the search to find latest reports and assistance rendered to yachts with ...
Spanish Cruisers Facebook Page
Facebook page in Spanish for local cruisers but picks up alot of local orca sightings and interactions/damage to yachts. ...
Orca Attack Reporting Facebook Page
Reporting platform for orca attacks on small vessels with 11,000 plus followers. https://www.facebook.com/groups/435540734439160/ ...
Orca Interaction Advice to Yachts by the RCCPF
Henry Buchanan, author of Atlantic Spain and Portugal from the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation, shares this “Action Plan” if Orca ...
Orca Protection in Spanish Waters and Advice for Yachts
The Spanish Government Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) give specific information about the laws that ...
Orca Recommendations by ICNF (Portugal)
ICNF (Portuguese Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests) recommend that tourist/pleasure vessels do not approach orcas. ...
