Minke Whale
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Whales in Antarctica – 1/23
On an excursion to Antarctica in January 2023, we were fortunate enough to see humpbacks on multiple occasions, minke whales, two large pods of orcas, and even a few Sei whales when returning to port in the Beagle Channel. One evening after dinner near Wilhelmina Bay, a pair of humpbacks spent an hour simply swimming…
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Humpbacks and a Minke Whale – 5/8/22
We had a Minke Whale off the Beach just North of Asbury Park, that was our first Minke whale this year. The Minke whales are very fast movers and are about 20 feet long this was a big one. We then encountered 2 humpback whales near the beach in Deal New Jersey. We often see…
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A Very Close Whale Encounter – 4/9/23
My wife and I headed out today – the Atlantic ocean was flat but rough by the inlet due to ground swells but once you made it out it was flat clam. We headed east towards Westhampton Beach approximately 5 miles east of Moriches inlet. On the way out we saw a Minke whale which…
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A Summer in Húsavík, the European capital of whale watching! – 2018
Hello everybody! For this episode of baleen whales, I would like to share some memories from when I spent a few weeks whale watching in Iceland. It was the first time that I traveled alone and it was a big adventure for me. By that time, I was yet a biology student, and following my…
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Back on the Water for 2023 – 22/4/23
Today was my first trip of the season and although the circumstances weren’t perfect, it felt amazing to be back out on the water! In total we were treated to several Minke and Humpback Whales, dolphins all throughout our travels, loads of seals, a single Fin Whale, and a pod of Harbor Porpoise right in…