Cuvier’s Beaked Whale
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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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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…
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Breaching Cuvier’s Beaked Whales! – 08/19
I was working as a conservationist for ORCA aboard one of the ferries to Spain, collecting data on cetaceans. On this day I was performing a deck watch on top deck in the middle of the Bay of Biscay. I was looking for anything standing out at sea when I suddenly saw two huge splashes…
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Bremer Orca Kill Beaked Whale – 14/2/20
Today in the Bremer Canyon a Cuvier’s Beaked Whale was successfully hunted by over 60 Orca. Moments after arriving in the Patch we were greeted by Orca and a special family pod, little Grace the Orca calf was happily travelling alongside her mum Dot. Slater was curious and playful as he swam straight towards our…
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A Marine Life Bonanza! – 12/8/19
I went on a pelagic trip out of New Jersey with the Buffalo Ornithological Society in search of pelagic birds. However, as a cetacean lover, I knew I was going to keep an eye out for whales and dolphins too. We set out at 10pm on 8/11 to enter deep waters and started birding at…