Wildlife· Great Abaco (Sandy Point)· Bahamas — North
Abaco Whale and Dolphin Sightings (BMMRO)
26° 1.5′ N · 77° 24.0′ W · approximate
Sandy Point is home to the Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation, and the deep water off South Abaco - where the seafloor drops into the Great Bahama Canyon - holds resident beaked whales, year-round sperm whale nursery groups and several dolphin species you may meet from your own boat.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: the BMMRO base at Sandy Point settlement; sightings happen offshore in Northeast Providence Channel and off the east and southwest coasts. Species: bottlenose dolphins (most common, year-round), Atlantic spotted dolphins (groups of 20-50, year-round), Risso's dolphins (winter-spring, Atlantic side), short-finned pilot whales (peak spring-summer), sperm whales (female nursery groups year-round, males in winter), Blainville's and goose-beaked whales (deep canyons near Sandy Point), dwarf and pygmy sperm whales, occasional killer whales (late spring-summer). Report sightings with position, time, group size and photos at bahamaswhales.org/report-sightings or info@bahamaswhales.org; stranding hotline +1 242 462 7923. Keep distance, never feed or touch.
Best for
Whale and dolphin watching on passages around South Abaco
Season
Year-round; male sperm whales in winter, orcas late spring-summer
Nearby
- Sandy Point Community ClinicRight here
- Sandy Point Grocery and HardwareRight here
- Sandy Point Homecoming and Conch FestRight here
- Sandy Point Settlement and Port of EntryRight here
- Valhalla Fuel Dock (Sandy Point)0.1 NM away
- Nancy's Seaside (Sandy Point)0.2 NM away
- Sandy Point Creek Anchorage0.3 NM away
- Lightbourne Marine (Sandy Point)0.5 NM away