Today we struck out nice and early to catch the ferry to Grand Manan. The first part of the trip was very foggy but then the fog lifted just in time for us to see the beautiful island on the horizon. We docked and then drove to the other end of the island to board the Day's Catch to go out further into the Bay of Fundy to look for whales and seabirds. We had a fantastic day viewing three of the four species of baleen whales that visit the bay: fin, humpback, and north atlantic right whale. We also saw porpoises, seals, phalaropes, shearwaters, guillemots, and puffins. We spent time with a number of humpback whales and saw many of their flukes before they dived. These pictures can be compared to a database of fluke pictures to identify the whales as each humpback has an individual pattern on their flukes. As we were heading back to the wharf we came across a lone north atlantic right whale flapping its flipper up in the air. It was a wonderful sight as these whales number less than 500.
Currently we are on the ferry and the students are plotting their whale sightings versus the shipping lanes and the current conservation area. They are pulling the information they have learned the past two days together. It is a great sight!
Fog!
A film crew on board shooting a documentary.
Grand Manan is in sight!
Taking GPS data.
Humpback!
Humpback dorsal fin.
We got coated in whale breath...stinky!
Gorgeous!
The right whale!!
The Day's Catch.
At the GMWSRS museum.
A dolphin skeleton.
Working on the ferry.
Mr. Greig discussing conservation area.
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