Travel Reference
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Marine Wildlife Watching
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Scotland is one of the best places in Europe for seeing marine wildlife. In the high
season (July and August) many cruise operators on the west coast can almost guaran-
tee sightings of minke whales and porpoises, and the Moray Firth is famous for its resident
population of bottlenose dolphins (
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. Basking sharks - at up to 12m, the biggest
fish to be found in British waters - make another common sighting. Tobermory (
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) and Easdale (
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; near Oban) are top departure points.
