Dolphin Sighting with Raggy Charters - Port Elizabeth
Dolphin sighting with Raggy Charters in Port Elizabeth's Algoa Bay, South Africa.
Raggy Charters Sea Cruises in Port Elizabeth
Raggy Charters offers expertly guided sea cruises in Port Elizabeth. On our sea cruises, you can experience close up whale watching, dolphin watching and African penguin watching in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth. Raggy Charters is the only licensed boat-based whale and dolphin watching permit holder in the Port Elizabeth area.
Raggy Charters Sardine Run 2018
Raggy Charters guests enjoying the 2018 Sardine Run in Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay.
INCREDIBLE DRONE FOOTAGE OF DOLPHINS | PORT ELIZABETH | SOUTH AFRICA
Take a look at this lucky shot of a school of about 80+ Dolphins swimming just behind the waves in at the harbour in Nelson Mandela Bay. They don't call it the friendly city for no reason with this welcoming sight on our first day in PE.
It was quite tricky to film this as I have no idea when a wave might surprise the drone from the side.
It was the most beautiful day along the sea shore in PE, its nice not being able to realize it's mid winter in South Africa with a summary day like this one.
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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is one of eight Metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape province, and comprises the city of Port Elizabeth, the nearby towns of Uitenhage and Despatch, and the surrounding rural area.
The name Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality was chosen to honour former President Nelson Mandela.
Toy Run 2019 Port Elizabeth South Africa
About The Toy Run
The Toy Run is South Africa’s largest motorcycle ride, and it’s all for charity.
Every year at the end of November, tens of thousands of bikes rally together for give joy to the needy children of South Africa.
Thousands of toys are strapped to bikes and paraded through the major capital cities.
AB Marine Whale watching Port Elizabeth
AB Marine Whale Watching Algoa Bay – South Africa,
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Today's highlight of the Whale and Dolphin watching trip was the SarDine Run experience! (08.04.2018)
From February till July each year thousands of Sardines and Bait fish pass Algoa Bay and are followed by immense numbers of Brydeswhales, Dolphins and Sharks, today was very special on our AB Marine vessel close and personal followed by our air support we managed to find activity early morning following the dolphins and witnessing them creating an enormous Baitball which lasts for hours!
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Port Elizabeth Bottlenose Dolphin Capital of the World
Scientific research conducted in the 1990s by leading South African cetacean scientist, Dr Vic Cockcroft from the Centre for Dolphin Studies, revealed that approximately 20 000 Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins Tursiops aduncus, were making use of Algoa Bay.
In a recent study of the population of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Algoa Bay, Ryan Reisinger and Leszek Karczmarski* used a photographic data set of over 10 000 ID-images, which enabled them to accurately identify 1 569 individual dolphins by distinctive markings, such as deep notches, on the edges of their dorsal fins. Subsequently, photo-identification data collected on 54 occasions during a 3-yr-study period could be used in a ‘mark-recapture’ statistical analysis (without, you will note, having had to touch a dolphin to be marked or recaptured!). This estimated a population of 28 482 individuals.
Ryan and Leszek concluded this was the: “LARGEST POPULATION ESTIMATE TO DATE FOR THIS SPECIES ALONG THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST, suggesting that the bottlenose dolphins inhabiting the Algoa Bay region represent part of a substantially larger population that ranges along a considerable length of the South African coast” (Reisinger & Karczmarski, 2010; emphasis by capitalisation is ours).Bottlenose dolphins got their name from having distinctly bottle-shaped beaks. Scientists have recently discovered that this genus has three different species, with the Indo-Pacific species being the most commonly found in Algoa Bay.
Bottlenose Dolphin Facts
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins reach a maximum of 2.6m and 230kg and are dark grey above and almost white on their belly which is often spotted as they get older. All bottlenose dolphins are known for being very inquisitive of humans, often coming close to boats and bow-riding the waves created. They are often seen breaching and leaping out of the water, in what appears to be joy. Bottlenose dolphins can dive up to 300 metres and hold their breath for up to 20 minutes. However, they are often found in shallow waters, no more than 30 metres deep and dive for 3-4 minutes. They are generally found in groups from 1-400, though have been known to join other schools, forming groups of up to 1,500. In Algoa Bay they are frequently spotted along the beachfront, and some of their favourite haunts include the shallower waters around the islands we have in the bay.
Bottlenose dolphins are both cooperative and opportunistic feeders, eating fish, cephalopods, krill and other crustaceans. They can reach speeds of up to 30km/h when chasing shoals of fish, however usually cruise along between 5 and 11km/h. Pods will work together to find and herd fish by emitting high frequency sound beams which bounce off prey and are picked up and analysed via an opening in a bone in the lower jaw. Fish will often be trapped against the shore, allowing dolphins to grab the prey with their teeth. They also produce a low-frequency, high energy beam which stuns fish allowing them to catch their dinner more easily. This method of producing sounds in order to establish where/what things are is called echolocation.
Female bottlenose dolphins reach sexual maturity at 5 years of age, and give birth every 2-6 years. Their gestation period is slightly longer than 12 months and calves are then suckled for up to four years. At birth, calves can reach lengths of up to a metre and weigh about 20kg. Bottlenose calves are regularly observed in the bay throughout the year, and in the past couple of years we have spotted new-born calves on most encounters with this species! The adults are often seen mating, with the males leaping out of the water several times, shortly afterwards.
Dolphin encounter off South Africa's east coast near Port Elizabeth
Off the east coast of South Africa near Port Elizabeth while returning from Bird Island, a dolphin pod of approximately 100 dolphins began escorting our boat, Raggy Charters' Orca 2, 13 October 2016.
Listen for the dolphins breathing.
Recorded on an iPad.
Humpback Whales in the Algoa Bay... Raggy Charters
Great footage of humpback whales in Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape.. thank you skipper Warren for the great footage.
Bayworld January 2006.
Very rough edit of footage taken at Bayworld , Port Elizabeth.
Date: 3rd Jan 2006.
Orca's in Nelson Mandela Bay,Port Elizabeth,South Africa
Divers in water with a family of Orca's in Algoa Bay,Port Elizabeth South Africa
Weaseling at Maitlands Port Elizabeth
Sean and Bakkie doing the Weasel thing in a light breeze!
Ocean Safari with Raggy Charters during a hunting break in Port Elizabeth
All year round Port Elizabeth can offer guests some great wildlife viewing experiences in our secret and undisturbed bay. We have seasonal visits from Southern right whales, humpback whales, orcas and indo-pacific humpback dolphins. We have the largest breeding colony of African penguins in the world on our doorstep. As well as our other resident species including bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins, bryde's whales, Cape gannets and more.
This video is courtesy of Raggy Charters
Winner of 2014 & 2016 - 2019 Lililzela Awards for Best Marine Adventures in South Africa
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Humpback Whale Breaching, Raggy Charters, Algoa Bay
A humpback whale breaching in Algoa Bay, filmed by a guest of Raggy Charters- the only licensed boat-based whale watching company in Port Elizabeth
Pro Dive Charters in Port Elizabeth
Pro Dive South Africa Dive Charters in Port Elizabeth. Dive charters are done from the Red Windmill at Hobie Beach, Port Elizabeth.
Bay World Octupus
Watching this guy was like watching an extremely interesting Screensaver... Widelife is not a game.. we own it to the Wild Life to protect and preserve there existance
Sardine Run 2018
Ever wondered what to expect, here are some short clips of some of the action you could expect to see on the Sardine Run this year.
There is still space so don't get left wishing you'd booked.
info@scubaco.co.za
+27 39 973 0002
scubaco.co.za/sardine-run/
Travels in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape of South Africa and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Travel documentary by Robert Stephens, guided in the Cape Town portion of the trip by Peter Haarhoff of the Cape Photographic Company. On Algoa Bay in Port Elizabeth., we went out with Raggy Charters. Shot in January, 2018 with an iPhone 8 Plus at 4K and a Canon Vixia Camcorder. Tags: South Africa tourism, Zimbabwe tourism, Addo Elephant National Park, Boulders Beach Penguins, Table Moutain, Signal Hill, Algoa Bay Bait Ball, Bo Kaap, Shark cage diving, Cape of Good Hope National Park, Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden, Game drives, windsurfing at Cape of Good Hope, La Motte winery, paragliding off Signal Hill, Robben Island, Franschhoek Wine Tram, Schotia Safaris Private Game Reserve, elephants, lions, hippos, rhinos, zipling, slack roping, Chapman Peak Drive, Clarence Drive, magnificent coastal drives, Heart of Cape Town Museum and African penguins at Boulders and Foxy Beaches.
Dolphins of Port Elizabeth III 7Mar2017
Filmed off Pollock beach, Summerstrand
Penguins in Port Elizabeth
Raggy Charters brings us to visit the Penguins Island in Port Elizabeth Bay