Good news for the North Atlantic Right Whale!

Earlier today I was sent a link from a friend who knows of my passion for marine life, I wanted to share the encouraging news with you folks as well!

CBC News:

"Record number of calves born this year".

"Thirty years of conservation efforts in the Bay of Fundy appear to be paying off for the North Atlantic Right Whale, one of the rarest large mammals on earth, scientist's say. The species, once headed for extinction, is experiencing a baby boom, with 39 calves born this year, and 37 of them surviving. The previous record was 31, set in 2001".

To read more on the article go to http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/09/18/nb-right-whales.html?ref=rss

To be able to help educate the public about these magnificent creatures and their endangered status really makes our job worth while! Keep checking in, more photos of the amazing sightings we've been having to come ( lots of humpbacks in the area!!!)

Cheers!

Humpback Breaching ..The Bay of Fundy Our Way!

Hi there folks! Another quick update from your local marine biologist! The weather here has been good and the whales have been even better! I have some amazing photos to share with you taken by a wonderful guest that was out with us, as well as some photos taken by a local resident of St. Andrews that frequently goes out with us here at Island Quest! The level of activity in the Bay of Fundy is phenomenal!!



















A view from Fin's & Tail's capturing the fluke of a humpback whale and the folks aboard the Island Quest getting a great photo!!

AMAZING!!

The whale and wildlife sightings have been so amazing there really aren't words to describe it! I want to send a big thanks to all the wonderful folks who have been out with us and have sent some of their photo's they've taken along with their wonderful comments! Thanks so much, we love to share our passion for what we do! As you can see in this photo our second boat, Fin's & Tail's, is out whale watching with the Island Quest.

Fin's & Tail's has been out whale watching and deep sea fishing regularly as well as doing Right Whale tours and charters!

The beautiful and majestic Right Whales have been a regular occurrence on our whale watches, not something that happens every year!

Four Humpback's, Four Finback's, North Atlantic Right's and Minke's! WOW!!

Just a quick update on today's sightings! There really are no words to describe how awesome the whale sightings have been. Again, today we had all 4 species of whale that inhabit the Bay of Fundy, Humpbacks, Finbacks, North Atlantic Right's and Minkes! Here's a photo of a Right showing it's fluke! Check in for more awesome sightings and amazing photos from your local tour guides here at Island Quest!

North Atlantic Right Whales!!

Hi there folks! Just wanted to give you a quick update on what we have been seeing here at Island Quest. Over the past week wildlife sightings have been PHENOMENAL! The critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales have moved in from offshore and we have had some amazing sightings with them, as well as Humpbacks, Finbacks AND Minkes! That's all four species of whale that we have here in the Bay of Fundy! Not only have the whale sightings been great but on our 2pm departure we also sighted a thresher shark! AWESOME! Here are some photos taken by our amazing local tour guide, Andrew!

North Atlantic Right Whale at the surface beside the boat, The white patches seen on the head are patches of whale lice known as callosities, used in identifying the whale.

The fluke being shown right in front of the Island Quest! COOL!

Hot Weather, Finbacks, Minkes and..... HUMPBACKS!

Great news today folks! Island Quest sighted our first Humpback Whale of the 2009 season on our 2pm departure! We had both of our boats out and got to see an amazing show, the humpback lob-tailed multiple times as well as rolled onto its side to give our guests a wave! The weather has been AMAZING in and around the Fundy Isle's and we hope it sticks around for a while. Here are some PHENOMENAL photos taken aboard Fin's & Tail's by my sister, Lindsay! Enjoy!

Photo taken from the Island Quest by our local biologist, Andrew! Upclose and personal with this magnificent creature.

Fin's & Tail's!

Fin's & Tail's, Island Quest's new 29' whale watching and deep sea fishing boat had it's first whale and wildlife excursion today! Sightings were wonderful and the guests from the maiden voyage were immensely pleased, Fin's & Tail's is sure to be a huge success!