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Seabird and Whale Tales Excursion  on Sunday June 8, 2014  8 am - 4 pm Boarding time: 7:30 am June 7, 2014 Update: Trip is a resounding GO! Great weather for us tomorrow and lots of bait and marine wildlife offshore. Please be down at the dock by 7:30 am ready to board. Really excited about seeing you and spending some quality viewing time offshore. Galley Food: reasonably priced         Breakfast: donuts, muffins, bagels with our without cream cheese (regular and chive)          Lunch: deli sandwiches (turkey, ham, roast beef), homemade chili, chowder and soups, frozen fruit bars, popcorn, chips, pretzels, apples, homemade rhubarb pie and apple pie  and lots more See you tomorrow! PS, Can you tell I love to eat! Best, Krill June 4, 2014 Update: The trip is a go. See you down at the docks by 7:30 am. We leave the dock at 8 am sharp. Looking forward to an exciting day out on the water. Marine Forecast for the waters off Cape Cod can be accessed using this sit

We have had amazing views of humpback whales feeding on the southern side of Stellwagen Bank. Here are some video clips from our June 2 trip aboard the Capt. John & Son II. Great to see so many whales feeding together. Humpback whales are a medium-sized baleen whale that is listed as endangered due to the few animals that remain in our oceans. But when you have a lot of sand lance close to shore, many whales are attracted into that area and the sightings can be amazing. A "once in a lifetime" for all of us onboard, even us old timers. We need to keep our oceans healthy with abundant bait fish stocks for whales, seals, sharks, seabirds and other marine wildlife. Climate change, ocean acidification, marine debris, pollution, overfishing, etc. are all putting pressures on this system. The basis truth is "no bait fish = no whale." I would hate to live in a world with few whales! Become educated on the topics and then ACT. Today, it is not enough to simply CA