Sightings & Updates

We have been seeing finback whales almost almost everyday now. I have photographed 2 individual whales. Finbacks are identified by the shape of their dorsal fin as well as the colourations and permanent scars and marks on their back and caudal peduncle.Here you can...

Hello there, it's Danielle, senior naturalist and photographer with Quoddy Link Marine. We had our first finback whale sighting today, something we are all very excited about. I wasn't able to get any pictures because I was in the office today. I will post pictures as...

Hello there, it's Danielle, photographer and senior naturalist with Quoddy Link. We officially started our whale watching season on Saturday, June 24th and were greeted with some very thick fog, and it hasn't left yet. This isn't stopping us from going out and looking...

Hi, it's Danielle again, senior naturalist with Quoddy Link Marine. I just wanted to let you know we saw our FIRST WHALE on June 19th. It was a minke whale sighted off East Quoddy Head Light, on the northern tip of Campobello Island. Minke whales are usually the first...

On May 24th we had the privledge to visit Machias Seal Island with a group of 20 students from The Huntsman Marine Science Center. Basically a rock with a lighthouse surrounded by shoals, Machias Seal Island is located 10 miles SW of Grand Manan in the mouth of the...

Hello, it's Danielle again, senior naturalist and photographer with Quoddy Link Marine. I just wanted to let you know that I've identified another humpback from our 2005 season...This humpback was named Squalus at the 2006 whale naming conference in Provincetown, MA....

Hi there, my name is Danielle Dion, senior naturalist and photographer with Quoddy Link Marine. That's me on our Scout Boat photographing Hobo, a humpback whale (photo taken by Isabelle Coultier). I just wanted to let you know how I've been keeping myself busy until...