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Amazing Whale Watching Experience – 3/9/25
I went on a school trip to Tadoussac, a hub in Quebec for whale watching in the Saint Lawrence river. After visiting the whale interpretation center, we went on an excursion to go see whales, accompanied by naturalists. After a ride of about forty five minutes, we saw a blue whale blow in the distance.…
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End of Season – 1/25
By now, we have finished our 2024/2025 winter whale-watching season up North. The herring is already on the way out of the area. The past few days have been still busy with some herring hanging around the entrance of the fjord system, and we had terrific feedings with orcas, humpies, and fin whales. We want…
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Braid the Fin Whale – 1/8/22
Today I had the kind of unforgettable encounter every whale watcher dreams of while on a whale-watching boat in the waters off Provincetown. As the boat sat in neutral, unmoving, a Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfaced off the starboard side, diving in our direction. Without thinking, I ran to the other side of the boat…
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The Arctic Roller Coaster – 20/1/25
Today, we had the craziest feeding we have seen in a long time. After several stormy days, we had huuuge incoming swell on the trip today. It was a little bit difficult to spot the whales with such high waves, but orcas once again proved they love bad weather and huge waves. We soon found…
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Another Feeding Encounter – 2/11/24
The past few days continue to be busy out at sea. Every day, we saw orcas, humpback whales, and fin whales. We also saw feeding activity; however, sometimes, we observed that after humpback whales lunge into the bait ball (possibly too early?), the orcas abandon the feeding. The birds are also very opportunistic and keep…