Today we took out a group of school children eager for the day. The whales provided plenty of activity for the students as the ocean was alive with life. Sightings for the day included 6 Minke whales, 3 Fin whales, 3 Humpback whales and a Basking shark. Definitely plenty to see and enjoy offshore. The day started with a group of 3 Minke whales moving about before we spotted spouts from other whales in the distance. Whales were moving in all different directions so we slowly maneuvered around watching Fin whales cruising through the area, Minke whales appear and 3 Humpback whales pass by one another.
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| Fin whale swimming past us |
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| Humpback whale |
Among all the animals we were able to identify a few of our whales. Two of those whales are adopt-a-whales with the
Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation. Scar Minke and Hornbill were sighted for the first time for the 2016 season!
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| Scar Minke whale even from a distance is as distinctive as can be |
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| Hornbill the Humpback whale |
We were also able to identify the other two Humpback whales seen, both of which are familiar visitors to Jeffreys Ledge: Chromosome and #0050.
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| Chromosome |
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| Humpback whale #0050 |
As we started for home one more type of marine life wanted to be spotted and so we checked out our first Basking shark for the season. What a great way to wrap up a great day!
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| Basking shark's large dorsal fin (left) and tail (right). Thanks to our crew member for capturing this moment! |
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