This is my personal blog, I write about what I see and experience while I am out whale watching. I am far from a writer but know my way around the ocean and a camera. My focus is documenting Humpback Whales here in the waters of NYC, LI and North NJ also known as the Western New York Bight.
I work for Gotham Whale as their official photographer and Photo Curator of the NYC Humpback Whale Catalog (NYCHWC). As Photo Curator, I focus on markings on the fluke or other areas. I match up the flukes and markings to the whales we have in the NYCHWC. When a humpback whale photo has no match to the NYCHWC, a number is assigned (example NYC00011) and that whale is now in the catalog. If it's a match, we have a returning Humpback Whale to the Western Bight. I also am responsible for GW’s facebook page and share social media responsibilities on Twitter and Instagram.
I go out on a few boats to get these photos. One boat, I own, is named the “SHIP OF FOOLS” (SOF) and I run out of Bay Park, East Rockaway N.Y. The other boat is the famous American Princess (AP) with Gotham Whale (GW) out of Riis Landing in Queens N.Y. The AP is NYC's only whale watching boat and I can't stress this enough...you must get on the AP for a NYC whale watch, it is incredible!
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2019-10-19 The Day of the Dolphins! Two Humpbacks and 100's of Dolphins.
2019-10-14 5 Whales 300 dolphins, a very large Thresher and maybe Pilot Whales
2019-10-05 4 Humpbacks, 1 Minke, 1 Fin, 10 Dolphins
2019-10-01 Dead Whale from Lido West now on Long Beach
2019-09-30 Dead Whale Lido West
2019-09-02 1 humpback some dolphin and heavy rain
2019-09-01 1 humpback lunge feeding large pod of dolphins
2019-08-29 1 active Humpback, 30-50 Dolphin and a Kemp's Ridley Turtle