old thom has been sighted a couple of times in the area and i go out on the water thursday… the odds aren’t high but they aren’t 0 either

realizing i will never get a good photo of white-sided dolphins

guys stop liking that silly post with my bad dolphin photos, people are gonna think all my photos are bad and out of focus

valley (hwc#0483)

Old Thom is one of the only #KillerWhales regularly seen in the North Atlantic. 🐋 According to scientist Amy from the Aquarium's #AndersonCabotCenter for Ocean Life, he’s easy to recognize thanks to a distinct notch in his dorsal fin. More: bit.ly/45iEbUf

last week while i was talking to guests during our seal presentation, a man asked if i loved my job.. after i said yes, he said “i can tell, you’re very passionate” it makes me soo happy knowing my passion is reflected through my work!!

windmill farms are not killing whales in the atlantic, but vessel strikes & entanglements are north atlantic right whales: fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marin… humpback whales: fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marin…

my kind of clubbing is going to the aquarium

Today we mourn the loss of Jane Goodall, one of the most passionate animal advocates the world has ever known. Through her work, she showed that wild animals can be intelligent and sentient beings, worthy of our appreciation and protection. She will be greatly missed.

starting the morning off with a mixed pod of white-sided dolphins & common dolphins! i’ve only seen common dolphins (off the east coast) once before & this is the first time seeing them with another species.. very exciting!

NYC0476 was found live-stranded on Long Beach Island this weekend, just two weeks after we saw it here in NYC off Breezy Point with propeller injuries and in very thin condition 👇

The MMPA has been protecting our marine mammals without a single species’ extinction in US waters for over 50 years. Now, it is under threat. 🧵

nearing the end of the season means printing photos & adding them to my binder (i look forward to taking high quality fluke photos solely for this reason)

NEW CALF SPOTTED IN K POD!!! This afternoon, we were viewing K Pod when we spotted a very small & very orange calf amongst the K14s & K12s. We still need to go through our footage, but it appeared that the calf was primarily traveling with K36 Yoda.

i get to spend my summer researching humpback whales.. i got my internship!!

a day late but.. happy international seal day! i am so lucky to work with such amazing animals, i absolutely adore each one of them 🤍

There are 50 Rice's whales left alive on Earth. They live nowhere else but the Gulf of Mexico. The admin’s own scientists said *last year* oil & gas drilling would drive the species to extinction. Today, Trump's cabinet removed every protection standing between the oil industry

rice’s whale is a gulf endemic species numbering fewer than 100 individuals deepwater horizon spill caused the species a 22% decline — before it was even fully given species status by scientists in 2021 the “american whale” further imperiled by industrial greed

congress is voting to strip the endangered species act tomorrow, on earth day. call your reps RIGHT NOW to shut it down.