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Pasaia ⚓️🏠 It was from this coastal village, formerly Europe’s main whaling port, that large-scale Basque expeditions left for Terranova, now Newfoundland. The essence of seafaring at its purest 🙂 Pasaia is one of the major attractions of the Basque coastline and the province of Gipuzkoa. A seafaring tradition combines with gastronomy around a bay with breathtaking views. A stroll through the streets of Pasai Donibane or Pasai San Pedro shows us how the tradition of fishing vessels is still al

Near Gwadar, fishermen witnessed something truly magical — a pod of Arabian humpback whales, peacefully cutting through the waves. Not one… not two… but at least six of these rare ocean giants. This species doesn’t migrate. They live right here, in our waters — year-round guardians of the Arabian Sea. Once nearly lost to history due to heavy whaling decades ago, they are now returning… slowly, quietly, beautifully. A living sign that when nature is given space, life finds its way back. This isn’

A large pod of endangered Arabian Sea humpback whales — more than six individuals — was recently spotted off the coast of Gwadar, Balochistan. This sighting is one of the largest ever recorded in Pakistan and a promising sign of recovery for a species that has long struggled to survive. From 1963 to 1967, Soviet whaling fleets operating in the Arabian Sea, including off Pakistan’s coast, targeted humpback whales, severely depleting their numbers. Since then, this unique population, which is the