Sightings & Updates
Offshore fog, SW winds and finback whales
Hello everyone,I know I have been talking a lot lately about how there are many factors that can effect where we can go and possibly what species of whales we may see. Today we had some thick, offshore autumn fog as well as 15 knots of cold SW wind to deal with and...
When the curiosity is returned….there is NOTHING like it!
Hey there everyone! What a fantastic trip we had this afternoon...great weather and a boat load of fantastic passengers!!We started our trip off Bliss with ~6 fin whales with the intention of getting some looks and then making our way off towards the Wolves. Well, the...
A reminder from wildlife that it’s WILD!
Hello everyone, just a quick note on our sightings form the past 2 days. We have had some pretty strong winds here on the Bay of Fundy over the past 2 days from various directions. People ask all of the time if the whales care about the weather...the wind....the...
Finbacks off East Quoddy and Siphon and her calf off Nancy’s Head
Hello all, well, despite the weather warning for some strong winds we were able to get both of our departures in.Our 10:00 am trip started off East Quoddy Head Light with a fin whale that was being rather difficult to watch...staying down for long periods of time and...
I have said it many times this season…I LOVE MY JOB!
Hello everyone....what a day we had today with humpbacks!With nothing but light winds forecasted for the entire day we headed immediately offshore in search of humpback whales! We worked cooperatively with Fundy Tide Runners, searching and staying in communication and...
2 new humpbacks and Siphon and her calf!
Hey everyone, well, today we had another great day of whale watching!This afternoon we headed directly offshore in search of humpback whales. As we made our way towards Southern Wolf Jolinne, our other naturalist, spotted a blow not far off the stern. We knew it was a...
5 humpbacks..including a playful baby…what a GREAT TRIP!
Hey everyone, what a great trip we had this afternoon (our morning was a charter, not specifically a whale watch but we did see a number of fin whales off the entrance to Head Harbour Passage). With the tide almost slack, we knew that the fin whales inshore would...
5 humpbacks and about 15 fin whales…FANTASTIC DAY!
Hey everyone, now that I have filled you all in on our very special North Atlantic right whale trip I want to make sure I take the time to tell you about today's departures.On both our morning and afternoon trips we spent some time and got some amazing looks at fin...
Better estimate on North Atlantic rigth whale numbers!
Hey everyone, after talking with Laurie out of the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station she estimates that there are 75-100 right whales in the area where we were yesterday. I was playing safe with 40 as my estimate.....75-100.....1/4 of the world wide...
40+ right whales (now estimated at 75-100) 40+ nm from St. Andrews…absolutely unforgettable
Hello everyone....well, I am much more rested and back from another great day on the water but I will tell you about today's sightings in another post. I want to tell you all about our special North Atlantic right whale trip we took yesterday!The trip started off in...
