The calm winds offshore provided a great opportunity to check out all kinds of marine life today. Both this morning and this afternoon we checked out multiple Minke whales and multiple Ocean sunfish. This morning we saw 4 Minke whales and 4 Ocean sunfish. This afternoon we saw at least 3 Minke whales and 3 Ocean sunfish.
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| One of the many Ocean sunfish sighted today! |
This morning we were also lucky enough to spend time with Pinball the Humpback whale. This whale passed close to the boat as we watched her cruise around the area.
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| Pinball passing by the boat! |
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| Pinball |
This afternoon we got the chance to check out a type of whale that is even bigger than a Humpback whale; we found a Fin whale! Fin whales are the second largest animals on Earth. It was quite the surprise to many on board the moment this whale appeared from the depths of the ocean being that it was sooooooo much larger than one of the Minke whales were were gazing at in the area. What a fantastic size comparison for all of our passengers!
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| Large Fin whale! |
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| The white lower jaw of our Fin whale can be seen in this photo |
After checking out our on-board Fin whale Catalog, care of
Blue Ocean Society, we were able to determine this Fin whale was first sighted on Jeffreys Ledge in 2009! So nice to see another familiar whale spending time in our area of the Gulf of Maine. This is the first time this season we have gotten a chance to see Fin whale #0902, a wonderful way to wrap up another successful trip to Jeffreys Ledge.
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| Close-up look at #0902's dorsal fin |
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