Pilot Whale
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Bremer Canyons Exploration – 4/4/23
Bremer Canyons exploration on a beautiful autumn day in Bremer Bay as the calm weather made for perfect travelling conditions. It was all seasons in one day as our morning was sunshine and blue sky as we departed Swarbrick Road and found ourselves greeted by a refreshing rain shower. It moved past quickly and we…
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Sunday with Pilot Whales – 25/6/23
Today we have encountered a very inquisitive group of pilot whales.. These amazing creatures spent around half an hour around our boat and had a look at us from each direction. Sometimes they are just as curious about us as we are about them. Pilot whales are extremely social animals and have tight family relationships.…
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A Trip Offshore – 10/23
Bill McKim from Jersey Shore Whale Watchers chartered a 18-20 hour Pelagic Bird & Marine Life expedition aboard the Jersey Girl on Oct. 18-19, 2023. Our goal was explore off shore birds and Marine Life 100+ Nautical miles off the coast of Belmar, NJ. With the help from Danielle M. Brown (marine naturalist) from Gotham…
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Mimicking – 18/7/23
Finally, we reencountered pilot whales We love to be around these curious creatures. I assumed there were at least 100 pilot whales in the area; we could see them wherever we looked, and there were several smaller groups. We were cruising along with them when a small group of females and calves approached the boat.…
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An Amazing Trip Offshore – 10/23
We departed from the dock at 12:15 AM, embarking on a journey into the deep ocean. Our first order of business was to convene for a group meeting, during which we informed everyone that we had changed our course from the Hudson Canyon. Some expressions of concern were visible on their faces until we revealed…