Whale Watching in Dominica has a 90% success rate for spotting whales and is known as the Whale Watching Capital of the Caribbean.
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.
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