Whale Sightings – Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation

The back of a humpback whale in the Piscataqua River

Information on Recent Local Whale Sightings

July 23, 2024August 24, 2024Jen Kennedy

July 23, 2024 – Portsmouth made international news today when a whale breached onto a small fishing boat off the New Hampshire coast. Thankfully, the […]

Welcome, 2023 Interns!

July 11, 2023August 19, 2023Dianna Schulte

Welcome 2023 Summer Interns! Our 2023 Summer Interns have completed their first four weeks of their internship, and so far, they have had some fantastic […]

The humpback whale Pinball and her calf. The image shows both whales diving simultaneously and raising their tails.

Protecting Endangered Species through Off-Season Surveys

May 17, 2023November 29, 2023Jen Kennedy

The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of the rest of our Earth’s waters. Our ocean is changing quickly, and marine mammals have […]

Humpback whale diving into the water. Image of a black and white humpback whale tail as the whale is diving.

Blue Ocean Symposium, presented by Stifel – March 17

February 17, 2023March 22, 2023Jen Kennedy 1

Join us for our 2023 Blue Ocean Symposium, presented by Stifel, on Friday, March 17! For the first time since 2019, we’re holding our symposium […]

2023 Winter Programs

February 1, 2023April 7, 2023Dianna Schulte

Join us for our free evening programs highlighting our 2022 whale research season, and changes to our sightings over the past two decades! We are […]