Tenerife Cetacean Conservation Initiatives

Whale Watch Tenerife takes action in the conservation of the ocean environment and safeguarding the health of whales, dolphins, turtles and all the marine species in Tenerife. This is a part of our philosophy, that as stewards of a world class marine environment, we are naturally positioned to create a positive impact on conservation of the ocean environment.

During our tours we collect floating garbage to ensure a healthy marine environment for the whales, dolphins, sea turtles and all the ocean inhabitants. Plastics in the ocean environment are one of the greatest threats to all marine wildlife and removing it from the ocean is a large part of the long term solution to a healthy eco-system.

While on our whale and dolphin watching tours we also inspect the marine wildlife for entanglement and state of health. Sea turtles, dolphins and whales can all be entangled in trash or even eat it by mistake. To date we have rescued numerous Sea turtles that had become entangled or had ingested plastic. These turtles are brought onto the boat and delivered to Tahonilla, the local marine wildlife Rescue Center for rehabilitation before being released back into the sea.

Finally, we do not create trash on our whale watching tours. We decided to not serve food or drinks on our 2 hour tours as part of our commitment to eliminating garbage. We invite guests to bring their reusable drink containers onboard as an alternative to creating more garbage.