BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oceans Around Us - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oceans Around Us X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oceansaroundus.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oceans Around Us REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260509T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260523T170000 DTSTAMP:20260514T152141 CREATED:20250326T084321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T104146Z UID:7176-1778313600-1779555600@oceansaroundus.com SUMMARY:CAPE PENINSULA & SARDINE RUN EXPEDITION 2026 DESCRIPTION:Orcas Hunting Dolphins in this very unique birds eye footage\, captured during an Oceans Around Us expedition. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Orca populations across the globe are divided into distinct ecotypes\, each with specialized hunting strategies and a strong preference for particular types of prey. These dietary differences are a defining characteristic of the various groups. For instance\, the offshore orcas that roam the open waters of the North Pacific are known to prey on fish and sharks\, a diet that often leads to significant wear on their teeth due to the rough skin of their prey. In the North Atlantic\, different orca populations exhibit a similar pattern of dietary specialization. North Atlantic orcas tend to have a more varied diet\, feeding on abundant schools of herring and mackerel\, and have also been observed hunting seals.Other groups in the same area even switch to feeing on lumpfish during a short part of the year: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The waters surrounding Antarctica are home to several fascinating ecotypes with highly specific diets. The large Type A orcas patrol open waters\, preying on minke whales. Type B orcas are further divided\, with one group known for creating waves to wash seals off ice floes and another smaller group that hunts penguins near the Antarctic Peninsula. The smallest ecotype\, the Type C orca\, is found in the Ross Sea and primarily feeds on Antarctic toothfish. This remarkable diversity in prey choice allows different orca ecotypes to coexist in the same broader regions without directly competing for food. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Send us a message to find out more about joining our small group Expeditions. URL:https://oceansaroundus.com/event/cape-peninsula-sardine-run-expedition-2026/ LOCATION:South Africa\, Simonstown\, Western Cape\, South Africa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260524T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T170000 DTSTAMP:20260514T152141 CREATED:20250326T084035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T104143Z UID:7174-1779609600-1780246800@oceansaroundus.com SUMMARY:SARDINE RUN EXPEDITION 2026 DESCRIPTION:Orcas Hunting Dolphins in this very unique birds eye footage\, captured during an Oceans Around Us expedition. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Orca populations across the globe are divided into distinct ecotypes\, each with specialized hunting strategies and a strong preference for particular types of prey. These dietary differences are a defining characteristic of the various groups. For instance\, the offshore orcas that roam the open waters of the North Pacific are known to prey on fish and sharks\, a diet that often leads to significant wear on their teeth due to the rough skin of their prey. In the North Atlantic\, different orca populations exhibit a similar pattern of dietary specialization. North Atlantic orcas tend to have a more varied diet\, feeding on abundant schools of herring and mackerel\, and have also been observed hunting seals.Other groups in the same area even switch to feeing on lumpfish during a short part of the year: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The waters surrounding Antarctica are home to several fascinating ecotypes with highly specific diets. The large Type A orcas patrol open waters\, preying on minke whales. Type B orcas are further divided\, with one group known for creating waves to wash seals off ice floes and another smaller group that hunts penguins near the Antarctic Peninsula. The smallest ecotype\, the Type C orca\, is found in the Ross Sea and primarily feeds on Antarctic toothfish. This remarkable diversity in prey choice allows different orca ecotypes to coexist in the same broader regions without directly competing for food. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Send us a message to find out more about joining our small group Expeditions. URL:https://oceansaroundus.com/event/sardine-run-expedition-2026/ LOCATION:Wild Coast\, Eastern Cape\, Amatola Coast\, South Africa END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR