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They initially thought it was a Right Whale, but something struck them =
as odd about the way it looked. The Captian said it looked like a bald =
right whale, with none of the usual signs of callosities. There were no =
photos of the throat or the flukes. Word is now out asking everyone on =
the water to keep an eye out for this whale (or perhaps whales), to see =
if we can get some more photos. Since distributing the photos several =
people have confirmed it as a bowhead from the unique bulge. We also =
received this from Moe Brown:
Hi Andy and Chris. I hope the summer is treating you well, the whales =
have certainly been interesting.
Laurie forwarded your natureNS posting. We also photographed this =
bowhead last Sunday, very cool that it is sticking around, and one of =
our friends also saw it yesterday in the Bay, I don't have the location =
yet. Perhaps we can compare photos and see it if is the same one.
Cheers, Moe
Moira W. Brown PhD
John H. Prescott Marine Laboratory
New England Aquarium
Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
Tel: (617) 226-2195
Fax: (617) 973-0242
mwbrown@neaq.org
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Canadian Whale Institute
20 Morning Star Lane
Wilson's Beach, NB E5E 1S9
(506) 752-1985
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Christopher Majka=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bowhead whale
Hi Andy,
What makes you think that this is not a Right Whale? In the third =
photo the blowholes seem prominent, but I wouldn't think necessarily =
more so than a Right Whale. Was she able to get any photographs of the =
throat or of the flukes?
Cheers!
Chris
On 25-Aug-12, at 11:32 PM, Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan wrote:
We're still awaiting confirmation, although it seems pretty certain. =
I will put the photos Chris took up on the Nature NS facebook page. As =
I mentioned in my earlier post, the whale was not co-operating, and the =
Captain of the Pirates Cove boat, who initially identified the whale, =
was not going to chase it...that's a violation of their rules.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Majka
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bowhead whale
Hi Andy,
Someone will doubtless correct me, but I'm not aware of any =
records from Nova Scotia, and certainly not from the Bay of Fundy. There =
was a skull excavated Ste Anne des Monts in the Gaspe Peninsula in 1949, =
but I'm not aware of any records further south than this. A record from =
the Bay of Fundy would be an extraordinary find. Have you mounted any of =
the photographs anywhere to the web?
Cheers,
Chris
On 25-Aug-12, at 9:33 PM, Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to find records of bowhead whale =
sightings around Nova Scotia, and in particular the Bay of Fundy. We =
are just awaiting confirmation of a bowhead whale off Moore's Ledge, =
Long Island, Digby County, in the Bay of Fundy this past week. =
Apparently it was also reported earlier by one of the boats operating =
out of New Brunswick.
Chris got a series of photos...although the whale was not =
particularly co-operative.
We'd appreciate any information anyone has of these Arctic =
whales making their way this far south.
Thanks,
Andy
Christopher Majka
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5
c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like =
administering medicine to the dead. - Thomas Paine
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<A title=3Dc.majka@ns.sympatico.ca=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 26, 2012 =
1:11=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] bowhead =
whale</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Andy,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>What makes you think that this is not a Right Whale? In the third =
photo=20
the blowholes seem prominent, but I wouldn't think necessarily more so =
than a=20
Right Whale. Was she able to get any photographs of the throat or of =
the=20
flukes?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Cheers!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Chris</DIV>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On 25-Aug-12, at 11:32 PM, Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan =
wrote:</DIV><BR=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>We're still awaiting confirmation, =
although it=20
seems pretty certain. I will put the photos Chris took up =
on the=20
Nature NS facebook page. As I mentioned in my earlier post, =
the whale=20
was not co-operating, and the Captain of the Pirates Cove boat, who=20
initially identified the whale, was not going to chase it...that's a =
violation of their rules.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Andy</FONT></DIV>
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title=3Dc.majka@ns.sympatico.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">Christopher =
Majka</A></DIV>
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title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
=
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A></DIV>=
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B><SPAN=20
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2012 10:54=20
PM</DIV>
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class=3DApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Re: [NatureNS] bowhead=20
whale</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Andy,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Someone will doubtless correct me, but I'm not aware of any =
records=20
from Nova Scotia, and certainly not from the Bay of Fundy. There =
was a=20
skull excavated Ste Anne des Monts in the Gaspe Peninsula in 1949, =
but I'm=20
not aware of any records further south than this. A record from =
the Bay of=20
Fundy would be an extraordinary find. Have you mounted any of the=20
photographs anywhere to the web?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Chris</DIV>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On 25-Aug-12, at 9:33 PM, Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan=20
wrote:</DIV><BR class=3DApple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Can anyone tell me where to =
find records of=20
bowhead whale sightings around Nova Scotia, and in particular =
the Bay of=20
Fundy. We are just awaiting confirmation of a bowhead =
whale off=20
Moore's Ledge, Long Island, Digby County, in the Bay of Fundy =
this past=20
week. Apparently it was also reported earlier by one of =
the boats=20
operating out of New Brunswick.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Chris got a series of =
photos...although the=20
whale was not particularly co-operative.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>We'd appreciate any =
information anyone=20
has of these Arctic whales making their way this far =
south.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2=20
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<DIV>Christopher Majka</DIV>
<DIV>Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5</DIV>
<DIV><A=20
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