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| Two Sei Whales |
It was a great start to September! The seas were incredibly calm, despite all the media buzz about Hurricane Earl. Really, we couldn't have asked for a better day on the ocean.
After starting off with a small pod of harbor porpoise on our way out, who gave us unusually great looks, we headed out to Jeffreys Ledge, where we found several sei whales and 1-2 North Atlantic right whales!
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| Sei Whale |
We had amazing looks at the sei whales today - several times, 4-5 whales surfaced together and circled near the boat, obviously in pursuit of something! Then we noticed another group of 2-3 more sei whales nearby. In the area, we also had 1-2 North Atlantic right whales, one of the most endangered large whale species (~425 left in the world) - it's always so humbling to get even a distant look at one of these whales, especially knowing all they go through as they attempt to navigate and feed in the Gulf of Maine and along the East Coast.
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| Sei Whale |
Thanks to all the great passengers who joined us today. At least one gentleman I spoke to (I wish I had gotten your name!) just seemed awestruck that we saw a right whale, and totally realized how fortunate we were - it's folks like you who make me love my job - thank you for appreciating this experience and for our great conversation about marine conservation!
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