The history of whaling in the Azores and the move to conservation In the 18th century, boats from America, often called Yankee sailing ships would visit the island of Faial as they would sail the waters hunting whales. This trade was

A list of the whale species that can be found in the Azores. 15 SPECIES OF WHALES IN THE AZORES: SPERM WHALE BLUE WHALE FIN WHALE SEI WHALE MINKE WHALE HUMPBACK WHALE BRYDE’S WHALE NORTHERN BOTTLENOSE WHALE DWARF SPERM WHALE PYGMY SPERM WHALE CUVIER’S BEAKED WHALE SOWERBY’S BEAKED WHALE BLAINEVILLE'S BEAKED WHALE GERVAIS BEAKED WHALE TRUE'S

9 ISLANDS. 1 OCEAN. The Fundação Ocean Azores was created for the ocean that surrounds us. We aim to invest our resources in selected community projects that will help drive lasting social and environmental change, focusing on the protection of the