We traveled about 42.20 miles out-and-back. This is my second time on board Captain's Lady III.

Partly sunny and then turn to mostly cloudy to overcast.

The sea was very bumpy today when we heading out from Merrimack River toward the Gulf of Maine (Ipswich Bay and Scantum Basin). I stood at the bow and it felt like pirate ship at amusement parks.

We found 2 fin whales at Jeffreys Ledge (East of Plum Island), 3-5 humpback whales. I thought I saw a minke whale on the way from Newburyport to Jeffreys Ledge but couldn't get a chance to take photo of it. On the way back, the sea turned tranquil and nice.

Will need some help for ID'ing the humpback whale mom that showing her tail at the end of the trip.

Update: The humpback whale mom at the end of the trip is Clamp.

Update 8/5/2024: The fin whale individual is identified as an encounter in HappyWhale as well in the following link:
https://happywhale.com/user/30868;enc=474100

The two humpback whales is identified as Clamp and her 2024 calf in HappyWhale in the following links:
https://happywhale.com/user/30868;enc=474345
https://happywhale.com/user/30868;enc=474346
I saw these two individuals again on the same vessel on 8/3/2024.

Posted on July 11, 2024 02:16 AM by tianshuo