NYC0012 Humpback Whale last year 2013 compared to this year 2014
2013 - Last year, Whale NYC0012 (Gotham Whale Catalog) had a few injuries on him. One - triangle cut on the top right fluke. Two - a big deep gash on his rounded projection near tip of lower jaw that was healing. NYC0012 whale was first seen (by my account) late September 2013 in Rockaway and was in the area until mid-October 2013. 2014 - This year, Whale NYC0012's fluke cut has healed and so did the big gash on his rounded projection. Only to be replaced by another cut, more like a scrape on that projection but not as bad. Aug 3, 2014 NYC0012 was observed off Montauk. Aug 15th NYC0012 was observed in NYC waters and has been here ever since. NYC0012 is a big whale, the older the whale the bigger the rounded projection. It’s a cool thing to be able to observe and document this stuff. If you told me I would be taking pictures of whales from my own boat or a whale watching boat named the American Princess with Gotham Whale out of NYC (Riis/Breezy)- I would say YOU'RE CRAZY!
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