Hi all,
Please see the details below regarding a short-notice pelagic trip off Augusta.
It is a fairly large boat, so a minimum of 25 pax is required for the trip to
go ahead. If you would like to book a place, or more information, please
contact Plaxy (cc'd in above)
Cheers,
John
With the Bremer Canyon Orca tours finished for the season Naturaliste Charters
will be relocating to Augusta as soon as weather permits. While this means we
won’t be able to run a pelagic to the Bremer Canyon this year, we do have an
opportunity to run a pelagic to the shelf edge from Augusta in a couple of
weeks, on the 6th of May 2017, before the whale-watching season commences.
Plan for the day:
Depart 7.00am from Augusta and travel approximately 3hrs to the shelf edge. We
will have several chumming sessions (approx. 4hrs) before arriving back to port
in Augusta at around 5.00pm.
What we hope to see:
May has been a very good month for seabirds off the south coast of WA, with a
range of species migrating through the area. In addition to good numbers of
albatross (Indian Yellow-nosed, Black-browed, Campbell, Shy and Wandering
Albatross), May trips have regularly recorded South Polar Skua, Arctic Tern,
Wilson’s, White-faced, and Black-bellied Storm-petrel, Soft-plumaged,
Grey-faced, and White-chinned Petrel, and Little Shearwater. And there is
always the chance of rarer seabird sightings in May, with last year’s trips off
the south coast recording Sooty and Light-mantled Sooty Albatross, Grey-backed
Storm-petrel (single bird 2016 and another April 2017), and a single Amsterdam
Albatross(!).
Boat:
The vessel is the very comfortable ‘Alison Maree’, a 20-metre catamaran with
indoor seating and multiple outdoor viewing platforms from the fly bridge, bow
and stern:
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Cost:
The trip will cost $210 per person, given the longer-than-usual distance to the
shelf edge from Augusta. $200 will be paid to Naturaliste Charters direct, with
$10 to cover the cost of chum (please bring the latter as cash on the day).
Please note there will be no food catering (bring your own lunch/snacks/drinks
etc.) however there will be a self-serve tea/coffee/biscuit station.
Booking:
We need a minimum of 25 people to make the trip viable. If you are interested
please email me at Once you have registered your interest I
can direct you to Naturaliste Charters for payment (n.b. if we don’t reach the
minimum numbers your money will of course be refunded).
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