Oshan Whale Watch's Three Favourite Toothed Whales/Dolphins

Harbour Porpoises: One of The Smallest Marine Mammals up to 1.9 m/6 ft.

Harbour porpoises are boat shy and hard to photograph, but are amazing for the short times they appear.
Harbour porpoises are boat shy and hard to photograph, but are amazing for the short times they appear.

Atlantic White Sided Dolphins: Found Only in the North Atlantic.

A group of passengers get ready to snap pictures of atlantic white sided dolphins on a foggy day.
A group of passengers get ready to snap pictures of atlantic white sided dolphins on a foggy day.

Pilot Whales: Sociable, Cute and Playful.

Picture of a baby pilot whale and mother taken on one of our first tours and scanned in: who misses film?
Picture of a baby pilot whale and mother taken on one of our first tours and scanned in: who misses film?

Toothed Whales/Dolphins are much smaller than the baleen variety. The pilot whales and atlantic white sided dolphins travel in pods ranging from half a dozen to one hundred. The boat shy harbour porpoises travel in much smaller pods, and sometimes appear alone as a quick, black flash. Regardless, toothed whales/dolphins feed primary on fish and since there is plenty of fish in the waters surrounding Bay St. Lawrence, we see plenty of toothed whales/dolphins during our tours. The pilot whale, atlantic white sided dolphin, and harbour porpoise are the dolphins/toothed whales which are commonly found in our region. However, we also have sightings of the common dolphin, but not on a regular basis.