Dances With Whales in Mauritius

This report is signed Alexie Valois and photos of Alexis Rosenfeld

The encounter with the whales, "A rare experience and

Intense "was to" observe and understand how they live lords ocean. "

 "Between Port-Louis and Le Morne Brabant, is the playground of whales Mauritius, explains Michel Vély, founder of the Association for Megaptera knowledge, observation and conservation of marine mammals. A few kilometers from the coast, they find their food - giant squid-in large submarine canyons that descend to 2000 m of funds. I believe that a hundred people live here, he says. These are essentially matriarchal groups, females take turns feeding the bottom, feeding and keeping young surface. Sometimes we see a large solitary male ... "the magazine writes.

Whales are visible between November and April.

"In November, December, March and April, we see almost every day," says the chef Alain Dubois Dolswim skipper of a private operator of Black River which develops a respectful whale watching animals. Every day in the morning, he and his team take you clients the dolphins. And when the conditions are right, it goes off, where resident whales.

Since 1 November 2012, a new law regulates Mauritian tourism activities with cetaceans. To prevent abuse and limit risks, skippers should be trained in rescue, approaching marine mammals and boat propellers must be equipped with protection. "The regulations will gradually place. It is essential that the animals are not disturbed by too many boats around them, "says Alain Dubois.