Several years ago Eric Hoyt, author of 'The Whale Watcher's Handbook', described the Caribbean region as "...the closest, reliable spot for American whale watchers to see Sperm Whales."

Today, Dominica has become known as the "Whale Watching Capital of the Caribbean" and boasts a 90% success rate in spotting whales or dolphins during a whale watching excursion.

Sperm Whales can be seen year round. One reason is that Dominica has a unique underwater terrain - very close to the coast the seascape drops off thousands of feet deep, providing nutrients for whales to feed on which are not normally found so near to shore. The social behaviour of Sperm Whales can be viewed first hand - mating, calving, and tending to their young in small groups.
Other whales who frequent our shores include: Pilot, Pygmy Sperm, False Killer, Dwarf Sperm, Melon-Headed and Arca. Whale watching is a year-round activity in Dominica.

Various species of dolphin are plentiful in our crystal blue waters. Spotted, Spinner, Fraser and Risso's dolphin can be seen frolicking along Dominica's coastline throughout the year.

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Eric Hoyt provides the following brief summary of Caribbean whale watching locations, by island.

Dominica
8-12 sperm whales year round, humpbacks in winter, oceanic dolphins

Several years ago Eric Hoyt, author of 'The Whale Watcher's Handbook', described the Caribbean region as "...the closest, reliable spot for American whale watchers to see Sperm Whales."

Today, Dominica has become known as the "Whale Watching Capital of the Caribbean" and boasts a 90% success rate in spotting whales or dolphins during a whale watching excursion.

Sperm Whales can be seen year round. One reason is that Dominica has a unique underwater terrain - very close to the coast the seascape drops off thousands of feet deep, providing nutrients for whales to feed on which are not normally found so near to shore. The social behaviour of Sperm Whales can be viewed first hand - mating, calving, and tending to their young in small groups.
Other whales who frequent our shores include: Pilot, Pygmy Sperm, False Killer, Dwarf Sperm, Melon-Headed and Arca. Whale watching is a year-round activity in Dominica.

Various species of dolphin are plentiful in our crystal blue waters. Spotted, Spinner, Fraser and Risso's dolphin can be seen frolicking along Dominica's coastline throughout the year.

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Eric Hoyt provides the following brief summary of Caribbean whale watching locations, by island.

Dominica
8-12 sperm whales year round, humpbacks in winter, oceanic dolphins

St. Lucia
Several different species of whale and dolphin, either resident in the area or passing through

Bahamas
Offshore swimming with dolphins

Turks & Caicos
Migratory humpbacks

Dominican Republic
Humpbacks, Jan - Mar.; mating and calving at Silver Bank

Puerto Rico
Humpbacks in winter

US Virgin Islands
Feb-Apr humpbacks

Anguilla
Humpbacks and occasional sperm whales

Antigua
Pilot whales, spotted dolphins, some humpbacks

St. Vincent
Humpbacks in winter, dolphins