tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-259720572024-03-05T00:17:32.037-04:00Quoddy Link Marine - Sightings and UpdatesRecent sightings and updates for Quoddy Link Marine - Whales and Wildlife Catamaran Style, St. Andrews, NB, Canada.
A journal of whale and wildlife sightings for the West Isles and the Bay of FundyDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.comBlogger586125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-35481751689965858662015-06-24T19:39:00.001-03:002015-06-24T19:39:17.959-03:00New Website and New BlogHello everyone, it's Danielle with Quoddy Link Marine. I wanted to let you all know that we have a new website and our blog will now be posted over there. I will be posting our latest whale sightings and Nick will be posting our latest bird sightings. You can check them both out <a href="http://quoddylinkmarine.com/our-blog/">HERE</a> on the drop down menu.<br />
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Thank you for all of your support,<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Danielle<br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-26667812526886716722015-05-04T19:01:00.001-03:002015-05-04T19:01:48.634-03:002014 in review....through video.Hello everyone, it's Danielle with Quoddy Link Marine. As we gear up for another season I thought we could start the year off by taking a look back at some of the highlights of 2014 through video. <br />
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Let's start in July where we had an incredibly rare and exciting sighting of a great white shark only 1 mile out of St. Andrews Harbour! We were able to get photos and working with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy our sighting has been added to their catalogue and the shark has been named "Quoddy"<br />
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Here is a video of our sighting, a BIG thanks to Dave Hannett for sharing this video<br />
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Nick also did an interview with CBC radio Shift about the sighting and you can check out the interview <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/shift/2014/07/24/great-white-shark-spotted-near-st-andrews/">here</a><br />
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We had more great shark sightings in 2014 including basking sharks and porbeagles. The Shark Identification Network on Grand Manan even did a blog post on our sightings and you should check that out <a href="http://sharkidnetwork.com/species-checklist/">here</a><br />
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OK, let's move on from the white shark sighting and talk about minke whales. We saw many minke whales through out the season, with minke whale sightings on almost every departure. Minkes are not always the easiest to watch but they are so beautiful and we do have a particular minke whale in the area who is known for his acrobatics. We spent time with Gonzo at the beginning of August while he was breaching many times. Gonzo was first picked up by my co naturalist Nick while he was captaining a zodiac and he got this video<br />
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Here is a photo that I took when we arrived<br />
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Next I want to look at fin whales. We had fewer finbacks in our area than previous years and they were later to arrive as well. Most likely this was due to the lower amount of their preferred food, Atlantic herring, in the area possibly due to record warm temperatures from 2012. In 2014 we did spend a few weeks with a very special mom and calf fin whale pair (one of three pairs we documented). Not only was the calf incredibly beautiful with unique markings but this "little" one was very curious making many close inspections of the boat, not a behaviour you often see from finbacks. <br />
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Here is a photo of the mom and calf pair, it will be very exciting to see if this young whale returns to the area this summer.<br />
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Here is a video of the pair<br />
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Nick was also able to get some underwater footage of the calf!!<br />
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Now let's move away from whales, we will come back to them, I promise, but I want to take a look at our incredible sightings of the <i>Mola mola </i>or ocean sunfish. The <i>Mola mola</i> is the heaviest known teleost (bony fish) with a weight of more than 1000kg! They are active swimmers and not passive, planktonic swimmers at the mercy of the oceans currents like once believed. They move by simultaneously stroking their dorsal and anal fins (they lack a caudal fin altogether) and they make substantial vertical movements in the water column. They are neutrally buoyant without a swimmer bladder due to a low-density subcutaneous gelatinous tissue. This tissue does not compress with depth and has been reported in some deep sea fishes. They live on a diet of nutrient-poor jellyfish so they must consume an immense amount to maintain their size.<br />
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Here is a video I took from the upper deck of the Quoddy Link<br />
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Here are 2 underwater videos that Nick took during 2014<br />
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OK, on to humpbacks, I would the say the favourite of many who join us on the water. We didn't have very many humpback sightings during 2014 but here is the breakdown<br />
- On September 15th and 16th we spent time with a yearling humpback, the 2013 calf of Apex. It's very interesting to document this young whale in the Bay as Apex has never been recorded in Fundy.<br />
- On September 7th, our annual offshore trip where we would hope to find right whales (no rights and hard to search due to weather) we found a trip of humpback; Foggy, Whistler and Vee<br />
- On October 11th we found a pair of humpbacks, Froth and Lacuna.<br />
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Here is a video of the 2013 calf of Apex taken on September 16th, This young whale was very active and we were lucky enough to catch the end of the activity.<br />
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OK, now on to the highlight of my season, and one of the top five moments in my 14 years with Quoddy Link Marine. On October 11th we headed way offshore with a boatload of eager passengers looking for humpbacks and possibly right whales. Well, we found humpbacks (Lacuna and Froth as I mentioned above) but we also found Old Thom, an adult male orca!! Killer whale sightings in Fundy are rare but Old Thom has been seen in 2010, 2012 and 2014 off Grand Manan, NB as well as off Brier Island, NS. This sighting is something I will never, ever forget, if you have ever doubted that the wild is the ONLY place where whales belong please watch this video and maybe you will think about it again. <br />
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I also did an interview with CBC radio NB Shift, please check out the interview <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/shift/2014/10/15/old-thom-spotted-off-st-andrews/">here</a>. I get butterflies in my stomach when I think about this sighting and a huge smile comes across my face!<br />
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Thank You so much for checking in and reading our 2014 year in review by video. Let me know if you enjoy reading this blog either here or on the facebook post, I love hearing back from our readers.<br />
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I can't wait to start bringing you sightings from our 2015 season, it's just around the corner!!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Danielle<br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-78876193772846733792014-10-16T11:43:00.003-03:002014-10-16T11:45:54.702-03:00CBC Radio interviewHello everyone, I did an interview with CBC radio "Shift New Brunswick" about our recent sighting of Old Thom, the adult male killer whale we sighted on our trip on Saturday, October 11th and I thought I would share it with you all! Just click on the photo of Old Thom below and you will be taken to the audio clip!<br />
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Thank You so much for all of your comments and questions about Old Thom. I still check chills when I see the video or his photo or when people stop me on the street here.<br />
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DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-80510644580137617312014-10-14T10:07:00.000-03:002014-10-14T10:07:14.013-03:00We met Old Thom....a lone sea wolf in the Bay of Fundy!!I don't even know where to begin,,,,,we had the most amazing trip on Saturday, October 11th!! We saw a killer whale!!<br />
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Let me start from the beginning, it was a beautiful October day and our plan was to run out towards our offshore area, off the Wolves Bank, maybe towards Whale Cove, Grand Manan to search for fin whales with hopes of maybe humpbacks. So we headed out and we didn't see anything off the Wolves so we headed towards Grand Manan and still didn't see any whales so we had the option to head back inshore and watch minkes that we knew were in the Islands or head out, past Grand Manan towards Whitehead Island. So we talked to our passengers, letting them know the options and that if we continued out into the open Bay of Fundy the trip would be longer (5-6 hours in total). With everyone game and adventurous spirits we headed out, past Swallowtail (we did see a finback and a minke here but we decided not to wait) to search for humpbacks and possibly even North Atlantic right whales. About 6 miles past North Head Nick saw a blow...and a tail..it was a humpback! We slowed down and we waited for the humpback to resurface and something caught my eye....my breath caught and I knew John, our captain and the owner of Quoddy Link, saw the same thing....was it what I thought...or maybe it was a fluke of a right whale on it's side. I told Nick to watch 10 o'clock position with us and then a 6 foot dorsal fin started breaking the surface and I screamed....an orca!! It was Old Thom, an adult male orca who has been seen in the Bay of Fundy in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 as well as off Roseway Basin in 2009. If you follow this blog at all you are aware how emotional I get and this was no exception. I was shaking and the tears were flowing freely (as they are know as I remember the experience). A killer whale sighting in the Bay of Fundy is incredibly rare and yes, they are typically seen in family groups, or pods, but Old Thom is somewhat of a loner. We spent over 30 minutes with Old Thom as well as the humpbacks, IDed as Froth and Lacuna, that we were waiting for originally.<br />
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Here are a bunch of photos of Old Thom<br />
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And the humpbacks, Froth and Lacuna....at one point we had the orca on one side of the Quoddy Link and the pair of humpbacks immediately on the other...both at the surface at the same time!<br />
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Also, a video of our killer whale sighting that Nick took<br />
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I want to make sure I mention that we ended up 37 miles from St. Andrews, east of the Clarks Ground and way out of our typical range of our average 3-3.5 hour whale watch (it ended up being almost a 6 hour trip). We took advantage of the calm weather, adventurous passengers and the desire to close out our 2014 season with a bang! We were searching for humpbacks and right whales but were reminded you never know what you may find in the open Bay of Fundy!<br />
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This was my first wild orca sighting and is so incredibly special to me and is something I will never, ever forget! THANK YOU to everyone who joined us on Saturday, October 11th...thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and this very special experience with us....THANK YOU to captain John for being willing to take us out into the open Bay of Fundy (I probably shouldn't share how many hundred litres of fuel we burned!!)...and to Nick, my other half on the water,...I still can't believe it...we met OLD THOM!!!!<br />
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And I am still shaking my head in awe and wonder....<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Danielle<br />
<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-70067488503282713032014-10-08T13:10:00.003-03:002014-10-08T13:10:54.773-03:00The First Week of OctoberGood afternoon everyone, it's a rainy and windy day here in St. Andrews and our 1pm departure has been cancelled so I thought I would take the time to share with you some photos from our trips this past week.<br />
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We have been spending time with minke whales in amongst the Islands this past week, we have had quite a bit of wind to deal with but on Monday, October 6th the weather was calm and our Scout Boat headed out to cover all of the offshore areas and search for some larger whales but unfortunately John was unable to locate any whales within our reach of a regular whale watch.<br />
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Here are some minke whale photos from the past week<br />
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On October 3rd, on the flood tide we did see a familiar fin whale off the mouth of Head Harbour Passage. The same whale was in the area on October 2nd as well, we are still hopeful he may show back up<br />
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We have had some great bald eagle sightings as well this past week<br />
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There has been lots of feeding activity in Head Harbour Passage from harbour porpoise and gulls (great black back, herring and Bonaparte's as well as a few kittiwakes) and we have seen a few northern gannets as well in the area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern gannet</td></tr>
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The sightings of harbour and grey seals continue to be great on many of the ledges and reefs in the area.<br />
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We still have departures scheduled on October 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, and 19th but departures will be available throughout the week if we have interest. Just call 1-877-688-2600 for information and reservations. <br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-53289165524267798642014-09-28T13:52:00.000-03:002014-09-28T13:52:03.849-03:00Our Annual Coastal and Pelagic Bird TripGood afternoon everyone, I wanted to share a brief update about our Annual Coastal and Pelagic Bird Trip which was on the morning of Saturday, September 27th. The weather was perfect and the slower speeds due to oue of our engines being down was no issue with a trip like this! The highlights of the trip were a 1st winter LITTLE GULL, huge rafts of eider ducks, jaegers, multiple great cormorants and 1000's of Bonaparte's gulls. We also saw three minke whales, lots of porpoise and seals but our focus was on birds. Look for more photos and an in depth description of our trip on Nick's <a href="http://quoddylinkbirds.blogspot.ca/">Quoddy Link Bird Blog </a><br />
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Here are a few photos that I took yesterday<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A raft of eider ducks, there were more here, all I could get in </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black guillemots in their winter plumage </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gull showing characteristic white leading edge of the wing </td></tr>
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On the other trip we did yesterday we did was a chartered trip with a group of international students. We spent time off Spruce Island in Head Harbour Passage with a minke whale and we also saw lots of porpoise and both harbour and grey seals.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One harbour porpoise, the one on the bottom is a reflection </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the characteristic surfacing of the minke whale!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">minke</td></tr>
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Now for an update on the Quoddy Link herself, we have a mechanic coming down tomorrow (with the parts) and hopefully the boat will be up and running with TWO engines by tomorrow or Tuesday at the very latest!<br />
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Thanks you everyone for checking in and thanks to everyone for your patience over the last week with our boat troubles,<br />
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Cheers,<br />
DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-54511147772448869012014-09-26T12:11:00.002-03:002014-09-26T12:11:53.925-03:00Still whales around!Good afternoon everyone, well, we have had quite a frustrating week dealing with some engine issues. We do have 2 engines, as we are a power catamaran, so we have been able to do a few trips on ideal weather days on one engine (longer and slower trips but with ideal weather is has been quite relaxing moving at a slower pace...it is NOT a safety concern). Now that the issues with the engine have been sorted out and the mechanic will be down to help with repairs on Monday we are hoping to back up and running at full speed by next Tuesday or Wednesday. We do have scheduled departures this weekend, and they will be on one engine and we will be paying close attention to the weather on Sunday afternoon. <br />
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We have done a few trips in the past few days and I wanted to share some photos with you of the life in Head Harbour Passage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small sampling of the gulls in Head Harbour Passage on the flood tide </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minke whale </td></tr>
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We have our annual bird cruise this Saturday morning so I will let you all know how it goes! I will also let you know when the boat is up and running at full speed!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-18190898796810984442014-09-18T12:01:00.001-03:002014-09-18T12:01:58.307-03:00Still fin whales and a young humpback!Good afternoon everyone, the whale watching continues to be wonderful out of St. Andrews. On Monday, September 15th we found a young humpback whale off South Wolf, the first humpback sighting in our area of the 2014 season! We also saw this whale on Tuesday, September 16th and we were treated to some incredible surface activity including tail breaching and tail lobbing (our Scout Boat found the humpback and this young whale was breaching fully for over an hour before we got there and we were so happy the surface activity continued for over 20 minutes when we got there). The photos are currently at Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies in hopes of matching this young whale to the catalogue.<br />
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Here are some photos of the humpback we saw<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Humpback tail breaching and passenger photographing from the upper deck</td></tr>
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We were not able to locate the humpback on Wednesday, September 17th but we found fin whales and got some incredible views.<br />
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We are still seeing lots of porpoise and seals as well.<br />
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Thanks so much for checking in today! There is still time to join us on the Bay before our 2014 season comes to a close, call 1-877-688-2600 for reservations. <br />
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Cheers,<br />
Danielle<br />
<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-91981944368866926782014-09-15T12:05:00.004-03:002014-09-15T12:05:49.116-03:00Underwater footage of the fin whale calfI told you all I would share this....check it out! THANK YOU NICK<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rj2muB_qYlY?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-78758550260450264392014-09-15T10:55:00.001-03:002014-09-15T10:55:57.866-03:00More time with the fin whale mom and calfGood morning everyone, we continue to spend time on every departure with the mother and calf fin whale pair that has been hanging out and feeding off South Wolf (there has also been up to 6 other adults in the same area feeding depending on the tide).<br />
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Here are some photos of the recent finback sightings including lots of the calf we have fallen completely in love with!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale calf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale calf </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale calf, you can see the start of the chevron on the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This fin whale calf often raises the front of his rostrum out of the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the blowholes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful fin whale calf </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful fin whale calf </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale mother and calf. Note the chevron on the left hand side of the the calf, a very unique marking </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barrel roll from calf </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother and calf and another adult (blow)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Partial breach from the calf </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">partial breach from the calf, check out the tiny pectoral flipper </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another barrel roll, they have such beautiful flukes </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Partial breach from the calf </td></tr>
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Also, hopefully very soon I will have some underwater footage of this "little" whale to share with all of you! THANK YOU NICK!!<br />
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As well as our whale sightings we continue to see lots of porpoise as well as both harbour and grey seals and bald eagles around the Islands. <br />
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Thanks so much for checking in and I will share that underwater video as soon as I can!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Danielle<br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-97150508089413372014-09-12T11:13:00.002-03:002014-09-12T11:16:01.619-03:00Mother and calf fin whale pairHello everyone, we have spent the past few days with a mother and calf fin whale pair that have completely stolen our hearts. This is the same calf we saw on Sunday, September 7th off the Wolves in it's own. This calf has some of the most beautiful markings that I have ever seen on a fin whale. We have also had some other fin whales feeding the area although they are moving around quite a bit and effort has to be made to locate them (we don't mind searching at all, which is why we tell you our trips average about 3 hours but sometimes may be a bit longer due the patience that is needed for wildlife)<br />
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Here are some photos of the finbacks from the past few days<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale mom and calf pair </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left hand side of the calf fin whale </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale mom and calf pair </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale mom and calf paur </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale calf approaching the boat </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passenger watching a fin whale from the lower deck of the Quoddy Link </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FInback whale </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale mom and calf pair </td></tr>
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I also got a short video clip of the mom and calf pair.<br />
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Thanks so much for checking in today! We are still running 2 trips a day with a special 20% discount off our morning departures in celebration of our 20th Anniversary! Come experience the Bay of Fundy catamaran style. <br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-23784494110887301672014-09-09T19:00:00.002-03:002014-09-09T19:00:48.047-03:00What an incredible offshore trip!Good evening everyone, I promised a separate post on our Annual North Atlantic right whale trip so here it is....<br />
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Well, first, we did not see any right whales. There had been a few reported in the area on Thursday but the weather we were dealt on Sunday morning didn't allow us to do much searching. We did send our Scout Boat out ahead to search for whales and a BIG THANK YOU to Matty because he found three humpback whales about 32 miles from St. Andrews...and we couldn't have asked for anything better on a day with a some rather wavy conditions. The trio was spending most of their time at the surface, relaxing and fluking up while diving but not moving far and were incredibly easy to watch. And everything got even better when we realized who we were watching...we spend out morning with Whistler, Vee and FOGGY! Foggy is a humpback whale who is very near and dear to many of the whale watchers in the Bay of Fundy and last September she survived a severe entanglement and her rescue was very well covered. Check out the story <a href="http://www.digbycourier.ca/News/2013-09-30/article-3412423/Rescuers-save-humpback-from-a-tangle-of-ropes/1">HERE</a>. We also saw many fin whales spread out while we were watching the humpbacks and we stopped with 2 minkes and seals on our way back into St. Andrews.<br />
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I wanted to share a bunch of photos with you from our trip<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vee and our Scout Boat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foggy, note that the injuries are older and not from her entanglement last September</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our trio of humpbacks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching humpbacks from the foredeck of the Quoddy Link</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see all three here but you have to look for the pecs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out those turbercles! There is a coarse, sensory hair growing out of each one</td></tr>
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THANK YOU to everyone who joined us on this special trip! We hope to see you all again,<br />
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Cheers,<br />
DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-7317027864595243662014-09-09T18:27:00.001-03:002014-09-09T18:27:26.026-03:00A great way to start off September!Good evening everyone, the first week in September has been wonderful with consistent fin whale and minke sightings on every departure. We also had our Annual North Atlantic right whale trip on Sunday, September 7th but I will cover that in a separate post.<br />
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I wanted to share some photos with from the past week....<br />
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Lets start with finners...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale with fluke prints, Sept 3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sept 3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunging fin whale with harbour porpoise, Sept 3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale calf, spending some time away from mom, Sept 7</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale calf, Sept 7</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sept 7</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sept 7</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sept 7</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sept 9</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sept 7</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the unique marking on the peduncle Sept 9</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the lower white, right jaw, Sept 9</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the asymmetrical lower jaw,Sept 9</td></tr>
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Lots of minke whale sightings as well<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minke whale off St. Andrews, Sept 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minke whale with mittens visible, Sept 4</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sept 4</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minke whale with mittens visible through the water, Sept 5</td></tr>
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We are also seeing lots of harbour porpoise and seals as well as bald eagles on our departures. <br />
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Thanks for checking in,<br />
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Cheers,<br />
DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-91984398088961665802014-09-01T15:50:00.001-03:002014-09-01T15:50:28.892-03:00How is it already September 1st??Good afternoon everyone, I thought I would do a little post to tell you about our last 2 weeks on the water. I am sorry that my posts have not been as frequent this season, I am finding that I get a lot more response from facebook, so I do post all of our daily updates there.<br />
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Over the past 2 weeks we have seen an increase in feed and whale activity in our area which is great! We have had many trips with up to 7 large finbacks whales feeding aggressively off Bliss and Blacks, especially on the flood tide. We continue to search the further offshore area to look for humpbacks and I will be sure to share any sightings we may have.<br />
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Here are some photos of the finbacks from the past 2 weeks. <br />
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There is always lots of other wildlife to keep your eyes open for and we always try and make some time to spend with porpoise and seals.<br />
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On the 22nd of August we hand another incredible encounter with a <i>Mola mola</i><br />
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We saw a beautiful basking shark on the 24th of August<br />
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Thanks for checking in and don't forget to check out and like out facebook page for daily updates on our sightings.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-12958752905126230382014-09-01T10:15:00.000-03:002014-09-01T10:28:48.588-03:00UPDATE on our Annual North Atlantic Right Whale TripGood morning everyone, Danielle here with an early update on our Annual North Atlantic right whale trip. When we booked the trip over a month ago there were lots of right whales that were being sighted in the Bay of Fundy towards the Grand Manan Basin but as of the past 2 weeks there have been very few sighted, although there were 7 individuals reported last Thursday. So the plan remains the same;<br />
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- The trip is entirely weather dependent! Please call the office at 1-877-688-2600 the day before to check on the weather. <br />
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- IF the weather is appropriate we will make our way out past Grand Manan even if there are no right whales being sighted and search for other species, including humpbacks that are being reported daily from our friends at Whales n Sails and Sea Watch Tours.<br />
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- I will be keeping in touch with the NEAq right whale research team as well as the whale watch companies off Grand Manan so we are aware of what is being seen.<br />
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- If right whales are the only reason you are joining us, and there are not any right whales being sighted and you do not wish to join us to search for humpbacks and other species we may sight off Grand Manan please remember our 48 hour cancellation policy for this special trip. <br />
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If you have any other questions please don't hesitate to contact me through facebook or call the office at 1-877-688-2600.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Danielle<br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-44279954771342708442014-08-17T18:40:00.001-03:002014-08-17T18:40:04.284-03:00Finbacks...fog....and basking sharks!Good evening everyone!<br />
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The past week we have had everything from calm seas and clear skies to thick, thick fog and strong SW winds. We have been seeing the same finback whale in our inshore area and there is still very little activity in offshore area off the Wolves. <br />
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Here are some photos of the finback whale we have been spending time with<br />
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On August 12th we did see a second finback whale off the Wolves but the highlight of that day was the number of basking sharks we encountered....three on our morning departure and one incredibly close sighting in the afternoon. The photo of the dorsal fin of the basking shark has been submitted to the Shark Identification Network on Grand Manan and will added or matched to their catalogue. I will let you know if they are able to make a match. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basking shark off the Wolves </td></tr>
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Thanks for checking in, don't forget to call and make a reservation (1-877-688-2600) if you are interested in our North Atlantic right whale trip on September 7th or our pelagic birding cruise on September 27th!<br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-30718355500665863152014-08-15T15:28:00.001-03:002014-08-15T15:28:42.275-03:00North Atlantic right whale trip!!Hello everyone, I just wanted to share with you that the date is set for our annual North Atlantic right whale trip!<br />
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This trip will take us out into the open Bay of Fundy, approximately 30-35 nm from St. Andrews and into areas which our out of reach of our regular whale watch trips. We will be searching for the endangered North Atlantic right whale, considered to be one of the most endangered large whales in the world. Currently the New England Aquarium right whale research team is seeing lots of right whales in the open Bay (you can follow their research <a href="http://rightwhales.neaq.org/">HERE</a>) but if the right whales move on before our trip we would still be able to head out into the area and search for humpbacks (everyones favourite), large groups of finbacks, dolphins and other offshore sealife. We will be in contact with the right whale research team and our friends at <a href="http://www.whales-n-sails.com/">Whales n Sails</a> off Grand Manan to see where they have been sighting whales.<br />
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And just some more information about the trip....<br />
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This trip is very weather dependent. We will be watching the weather closely in the days before and our captain will make the decision on if the trip is a go the evening before. PLEASE call the office to check the weather and when you make a reservation please leave a phone number with us so we can contact you. <br />
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Due to the length of the trip and the long transit time out to where right whales feed there are no children under the age of 10 allowed on this trip. Sorry if this disappoints anyone.<br />
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Dress warmly!! Pack a bag with extra layers, even a toque and mittens would be a good idea<br />
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Please arrive at the office at least 30 minutes before the departure, so by 7am and if you need to cancel please let us know 48 hours in advance (this is a popular trip and we typically have a waiting list)<br />
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There is no food to purchase on the boat (we will serve complimentary hot chocolate and cookies) but you are welcome to bring anything you would like (no alcohol please). The only place open in St. Andrews for you to stop at before the trip will be Tim Hortons on your way into town so please give yourself some extra time if you want to do a Timmy's run!<br />
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That's about everything you need to know, spot fill up quickly and space is limited so if you want to join us call 1-877-688-2600 to make a reservation!<br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-17270103819082225812014-08-12T21:15:00.002-03:002014-08-12T21:15:27.487-03:00Ocean sunfish videoHello everyone, here is the <i>Mola mola </i>that we promised from August 10....hope you enjoy!<br />
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DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-60121765338752351072014-08-10T17:54:00.000-03:002014-08-10T17:55:27.532-03:00Fin and minkes....and an ocean sunfish!Hello everyone, I just wanted to share a really great sighting we had this morning while offshore at South Wolf....an ocean sunfish or <i>Mola mola</i>!<br />
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We had spent time with a minke whale and then a fin whale but with too much traffic around the finner we decided to head offshore and see what else we could find. We did find another fin whale but it was being very hard to watch and then we could see a fin out of the water. The dorsal fin of an ocean sunfish could be mistaken for a shark but the side-to-side movement of the fin left us with no doubts...it was a <i>Mola mola</i>! <br />
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The <i>Mola mola</i> is the heaviest known teleost (bony fish) with a weight of >1000 kg! The are active swimmers and not planktonic swimmers at the mercy of the oceans currents like once believed. They move by simultaneously stroking their dorsal and anal fins (they lack a caudal fin altogether) and they make substantial vertical movements in the water column. They are neutrally buoyant without a swim bladder due to a low-density subcutaneous gelatinous tissue. This tissue does not compress with depth and has been reported in some deep sea fishes. <i>Mola mola</i> live on a diet of nutrient-poor jellyfish so they must consume an immense amount to maintain their size. <br />
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Here are some photos I took of the ocean sunfish today and Nick also tried to get some underwater footage so I will share that as soon as I can.<br />
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Thanks for checking in and I will post the video when I can,<br />
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DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-63902544986610675882014-08-08T23:19:00.000-03:002014-08-08T23:19:25.204-03:00New finner mom and calf pair....breaching minke and basking shark...amazing couple of days!Good evening everyone, I just wanted to do a quick post and share a few photos from the past couple of days....<br />
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Yesterday we were so excited...we found a mother and calf fin whale pair off South Wolf and it turned out to be a different pair from the one we saw a few weeks ago!<br />
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Here are some photos, the calf has some beautiful markings!<br />
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We were also amazed to see a breaching basking shark on our way out to the Wolves. The shark actually breached three times and I managed to get a photo...check out the dorsal fin!<br />
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Today we saw a finback whale all the way in Passamaquoddy Bay, all the way up to Misjic Bluff! I have never seen a finner so deep in Passamaquoddy before in my 13 years with Quoddy.<br />
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This afternoon we saw a minke whale breaching...and of course it was Gonzo, the same whale that is seen breaching in the area multiple times every season.<br />
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The bald eagle and seal sightings have been great on every trip. Always lots to see if you are willing to watch the water.<br />
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DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-86834125360613808552014-08-04T18:27:00.001-03:002014-08-04T18:27:46.366-03:00FINtastic kind of day!Good evening everyone, some great news, yesterday on our 10am departure we found a fin whale not too far outside of the Horse and we were able to spend time with the same finback on all three trips yesterday. This morning it was just too foggy to be able to watch the fin whale (although some boats did get a brief look it was just too difficult to stay with him) but we did manage to re-locate the same finback in the afternoon off South Wolf!<br />
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How can I tell it's the same, one finback whale that's in the area? Well, part of my job is to do my best to keep track of the individual whales in our area and for those whales who have a dorsal fin, every one is unique in shape and size. So when we saw the finner yesterday we looked closely at the dorsal and we immediately knew it was a familiar whale...welcome back "Top Notch"! This is just an affectionate name we have for this whale and not an official catalogue name. My photographs are submitted to the College of the Atlantic as they hold the catalogue for finners for the Gulf of Maine. I should note that finbacks are also individually IDed by their blaze, the white brushstroke-like pattern on the rights hand side of their rostrum that extends from their lower jaw to behind their blowhole. <br />
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Here are some photos I took yesterday of this finback whale. <br />
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DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-68320197111803941422014-08-03T08:12:00.002-03:002014-08-03T08:21:00.895-03:00I would like to introduce "Quoddy"...the Atlantic white shark! Hello everyone, I had mentioned a little while ago that we had some exciting news about the white shark we sighted a few weeks ago from the Quoddy Link....well, here is Nick to tell you all about it.<br />
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Very excited to announce that the GREAT WHITE SHARK we
sighted and photographed recently is now officially named "Quoddy" in
the database put together by researchers with the Atlantic White Shark
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These researchers have tagged over 39 white sharks in the
North Atlantic, some of which are known to return to the Bay of Fundy each
summer. The shark we saw is not known to them, and can be identified by the
distinct scarring on the left hand gill slits.<br /> <br />The attached photo shows a tagged white shark named Scarface
who is one of several that return to Canadian waters. The data they are
gathering is helping to decipher the patterns, preferences and behaviors of
Atlantic white sharks. With some luck, they may be able to tag
"Quoddy" the white shark and track his/her movements around the North
Atlantic!</blockquote>
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-88862328003261045212014-08-01T16:01:00.000-03:002014-08-01T16:04:21.059-03:00Minke whales and bald eagles and lots of porpoiseHello everyone, we have been seeing minke whales on every departure the past 3 days and have had to deal with lots of fog!<br />
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On July 30, on our 10 am departure we had an amazing but brief sighting of a porbeagle shark in flat clam and crystal clear waters. Thank You Jolinne for getting this picture!<br />
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The bald eagle sightings have continued to be incredible, we many on Whitehorse daily feeding on the young gulls and we have also seen groups of eagles feeding on bait balls of herring as well<br />
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On July 28th I photographed a seal with some scar marks that I thought looked familiar and I looked back to a photo I took last October and I was right! Check out the shark bite and the healed wound, incredible. It is the same seal, the colour difference is due to the molting of their coat that happens with harbour seals from June-August<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today we had a really special sighting of feeding harbour porpoise. We found a group of gulls and eagles feeding on herring and as we approached closer we could see the porpoise feeding co-operatively under the water, surrounding the ball of herring in order to keep them tightly schooled. You can see the white bellies of the porpoise under the water in many of the photos. Simply incredible to watch them feed! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 20px;">Danielle</span></span>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-53978520767531362522014-07-29T22:05:00.000-03:002014-07-29T22:05:03.970-03:00Finback mother and calf pair!Good evening everyone, I just wanted to do a quick post and let you all know that we had the privilege to spend time with a finback mother and calf pair on our afternoon departure today! It turns out it's the same pair we saw on July 2 and it's an adult whale we can easily recognise by the scar on her back.<br />
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I wanted to share some photos from today<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale mom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale calf and you can see the mom on the right just under the water </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale calf </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale calf </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale mom and her injury in 2011 and the healing from 2012</td></tr>
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We also had an evening departure and we spent time with a minke whale off Head Harbour Light. We also saw lots of porpoise and seals on both departures as well as some incredible looks at bald eagles. <br />
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Thanks for checking in and thank you to everyone who joined us today!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25972057.post-60400878982319337972014-07-25T19:45:00.001-03:002014-07-25T19:45:33.311-03:00The past week aboard the Quoddy LinkGood evening everyone, I am sorry about the lack of posts this week, we have been very busy with all of the buzz about our white shark sighting on Monday, July 21. To read more about that sighting click <a href="http://quoddylinkmarine.blogspot.ca/2014/07/white-shark-sighting-in-passamaquoddy.html">HERE</a><br />
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The rest of our week has been familiar with daily sightings of minke whales, harbour and grey seals, harbour porpoise, bald eagles and a variety of seabirds.<br />
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I want to share some photos from this past week<br />
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Some minke whale sightings...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the scarred leading edge of the dorsal fin </td></tr>
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Eagles and seabirds...we always take some time to visit with them<br />
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And of course.....SEALS<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">female grey seal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">harbour seal pup (left) and female grey seal</td></tr>
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Thanks for checking in today, check back often for more sightings from Quoddy Link Marine,<br />
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Cheers,<br />
DanielleDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717772297903738590noreply@blogger.com0