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Date: Sunday, October 22, 2017 Time:  8 am - 4 pm Location:  7 Seas Whale Watch, 63 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA Vessel:  Privateer IV Registration Link for Trip National Weather Service - Marine Forecast 7Seas Whale Watch NECWA website Liability Waiver Our fall Ocean Exploration Cruise is a GO for this coming Sunday, October 22, from 8 am to 4 pm. We ride aboard the Privateer IV, which is owned and operated by 7 Seas Whale Watch, out of Gloucester, MA located at 63 Rogers Street. You will have to pay for parking so bring small bills, etc.  Guest Naturalists: I am looking forward to seeing everyone offshore as well as working with our amazing Guest Naturalists for this trip that include: Wayne Petersen, Jim Sweeney, Thomas Robben, and David Clapp. These experts are also donating their time offshore and we greatly thank them for their efforts on NECWA's behalf.  Our Ocean Exploration Cruises are an annual fundraising event for NECWA. ...

Ocean Exploration Cruise - June 11, 2017 from 8 am to 4 pm Cetacean Sightings: 1 basking shark 4 - 5 Harbor porpoise 1 Humpback whale - Nile 3 - 4 Minke whales 1 Finback whale Seabird Sightings:  30 Common Eider (harbor) 1 White-winged Scoter 3 Manx Shearwater 15 Northern Gannet 13 Double-crested cormorant (harbor) 1 Glossy Ibis (harbor) 3 Black-bellied Plover 60 Herring Gull 20 Great Black-backed Gull 32 Rock Pigeon (harbor) 6 Chimney Swift (one at sea) 1 American crow 5 Barn swallow (harbor) 1 Common grackle (harbor) 2 American Goldfinch (harbor) 1 House sparrow To read Thomas Robben's Trip Report, go to his website "Seabirds, Marine Surveys and Changing Ocean EcoSystems" by clicking HERE : We left out of Gloucester, MA at 8 am with fair winds and clear skies. Our first destination was the northwest corner of Stellwagen Bank. Yesterday, 7 Seas Whale Watch had picked up a small number of whales and seabirds in th...