Ferry Orkneys - Shetland Isles
www.northlinkferries.co.uk

Recommended.

Ecovolunteer & CRRU
Moray Firth, North Sea.

www.ecovolunteer.org

Instead of organizing boat trips for visitors, this organisation invites people to participate as an ecovolunteer in a research project on Bottlenose Dolphins and Minke Whales for about a week and help a conservation Project. Guidelines cannot always be met because of the type of research carried out.
languages: English

Island cruising
Hebrides
info@island-cruising.com
www.island-cruising.com

Operate by the Scottish code of conduct. Vessel design does not minimize risk of injury, and a naturalist is normally not on board during trips.
Languages: English

Northern Light
Oban, West Coast of Scotland.
info@northernlight-uk.com
www.northernlight-uk.com

The operator occasionally disregards several of the guidelines related to approach, distance and duration of watch, referring to the unpredictability of wild animals.
Languages: English

Sailing Wild @ Moray Firth Wildlife Centre
Spey Bay, Moray Firth
info@sailingwild.com
www.sailingwild.com

Has implemented a code of conduct under the Dolphin Space Programme. A visitor centre ensures that the experience is not limited to a boat trip but also informs visitors about the cetaceans' ecology.
Languages: English

Sail Gairloch Cruises @ Gairloch Marine Life Centre
Gairloch, Ross-shire
mail@Porpoise-Gairloch.co.uk
www.Porpoise-Gairloch.co.uk

This operator sometimes spends more than 15 minutes with the animals. He has been supporting nature conservation by founding the Scottish Marine Wildlife Operators Association, running a visitor centre, and participating in research for the Sea Watch Foundation.
Languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, some Scandinavian languages

Sea.fari Adventures - Skye
Oban, Isle of Skye and Edinburgh.
www.seafari.co.uk

Occasionally approaches closer than 200m when there is more than one boat around. The vessel is not designed to minimise risk of injury, but injury of whales and dolphins has never occurred. There is no naturalist on bord most of the time.
languages: English

Sea Life Surveys
Tobermory, Isle of Mull.
enquiries@sealifesurveys.com
www.sealifesurveys.com

The time spent with the animals can exceed 15 min when cetaceans seem to be comfortable with the researchers' presence. The design of the boat does not minimise risk of injury to whales and dolphins. Their primary aim is research and education, their trips have a broader perspective than whales and dolphins alone.
languages: English

Seaprobe Atlantis
Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross Shire
seaprobe@msn.com
www.seaprobeatlantis.com

This operator does not approach the way the guidelines require, but he adheres to all other guidelines. As a member of the Scottish Marine Wildlife Operators Association, he follows a local code of conduct.
languages: English, French

Yacht Corryvreckan
Dal an Eas, Kilmore.
Yacht.corryvreckan@virgin.net
www.corryvreckan.co.uk

No current info available. Information given in 2002:
Approaching closer than 100 m and head on or directly from behind happens occasionally. The vessel is not designed to minimise risk of injury. They do not have a naturalist on board. The purpose of the trip is broader than whale watching alone.