“Cap’n” Seth Wakeman Jr.
Whales
April 20, 1956
Vineyard Gazette
September 6, 1974
Bruce Brooks
Nuzzling the shoreline with the curiosity and daring that made its ancestors easy prey for whalers, a young right whale is swimming slowly northward along the East Coast toward Martha’s Vineyard.
April 24, 1998
Mark Alan Lovewell
One of the rarest creatures on the earth, the endangered right whale, was seen near the Vineyard Tuesday.
2023
June 29, 2023
While many have touted the arrival of offshore wind, there are also concerns about the scope of the effort and the potential for irreparable damage to species that live and migrate through the area.
June 15, 2023
Several whales and other marine animals were seen off the Vineyard shores this week, a sign that summer is approaching.
June 13, 2023
An aerial survey team of scientists from the New England Aquarium saw a pod of four orcas swimming approximately 40 miles south of Nantucket during an aerial survey on Sunday.
June 12, 2023
People on South Beach Sunday were treated to the sight of whales slapping the water close to shore.
May 10, 2023
A decomposing minke whale was found washed ashore this week by an Island family that was out for a walk on their Cape Higgon beach.
2020
January 13, 2020
Less than a month into the calving season, four baby North Atlantic right whales have already been spotted off the coast of Florida and Georgia, offering a glimmer of hope for the species.
