Quoddy Link Marine

07/10/2025

Today and always we remember Joe
In 2017 Joe Howlett was tragical killed while disentangling a North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of St Lawrence
Entanglement is a serious threat for all marine life, not just the lethality but the long lasting sub lethal effects it can impart on whales
Please support the Campobello Whale Rescue Team and other disentanglement teams. Talk about entanglement, learn the facts not the misinformation.
Come in our office and get a sticker, make a small donation
If you have questions please ask

https://www.canadianwhaleinstitute.ca/campobello-whale-rescue-team

07/09/2025

07/09/2025

07/09/2025

SIGHTINGS UPDATE
Wednesday July 9, 2025
What a fantastic day on the water!
10am: This morning we headed out in some thick fog and made our way to check out Head Harbour Light (we could kind of see it and definitely hear it!) and then made our way up Head Harbour Passage. We were pleased to see some visibility and Captain Mat quickly picked up a minke whale and then a second minke. We spent time with the one that was heading in the clear and out of fog but some other boats had the same idea. We got some great looks at the minke but the number of boats was more than we like so we headed back up the passage to see if we could pick up the second minke and we found it quickly getting some great looks. I was so happy to chat with a lovely group of birders this morning and one passengers helped me ID a young black-legged kittiwake and we saw lots of razorbills, murres, guillemots and a few bald eagles. If you are a birder (or interested in learning more about birds) please don't be shy, we know our seabirds and are happy to share! We stopped with seals on the way back to St. Andrews and the fog had cleared by that time, what a lovely morning.
1:30pm: This afternoon we headed out and spent time with a minke off Whitehorse. We got some good looks so Captain Mat wanted to head out and search now that the fog had completely cleared. We headed out and it didn't take long before we picked up not ONE but TWO FINBACK WHALES! The slow moving fins were traveling together and we stopped and turned off our engines, the other boats that joined us did as well, and we got some incredible looks at the whales as they slowly moved through the area. Next we headed to see Head Harbour Light and we picked up another minke and saw porpoise around the light. We stopped with seals on the way home.
What a great day on the water!
Thank You to everyone who joined us today!
Cheers, Danielle

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07/08/2025

SIGHTINGS UPDATE
Tuesday July 8, 2025
10am: This morning we headed out in clearing fog but not sure how much visibility we would have once we got out into the open Bay of Fundy. We stopped with seals at Black Ledge then made our way out in search of whales. We had decent visibility, we couldn't see as far as the Wolves or Grand Manan but it was clear inside. We were searching when we got a call from our friends on the Jolly Breeze Whale Adventures that they had found a FINBACK whale in Head Harbour Passage. We headed over and got some great looks at the large whale. It was a familiar whale who was hit by a small vessel in 2019 and has some propeller scars on its right side and a damaged dorsal. We followed the finback past Nancy Head and picked up a minke as well. Getting great looks at both species and harbour porpoise it was time to make our way back to St. Andrews.
1:30pm: This afternoon we headed out, stopped with seals and then began our search in hopes of locating the finback we saw this morning. We headed out into the Grand Manan Channel and didn't see the finback but got some great looks at a minke. We started to head towards Head Harbour Light when we got a call from a fellow whale watcher than the finback had showed up off the light so we stopped in hopes of getting a look or two before we had to head home. The whales was doing some longer dives but we did get some looks and then made our way back to St. Andrews.
Thank You to everyone who joined us today,
Cheers, Danielle

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07/08/2025

When you are on the wharf in St. Andrews, Navy Island is the island directly across

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07/07/2025

Thank you to our friends at the Jolly Breeze Whale Adventures for sharing this photo that one of their passengers took!

07/07/2025

SIGHTINGS UPDATE
Monday July 7, 2025
10am: This morning we headed out, greeted with the cool Fundy air once we exited Passamaquoddy Bay. We stopped with seals at Black Ledge and then made our way out to search for whales. We ended up watching a minke off Head Harbour Passage and got some wonderful looks. We also saw a PUFFIN and it stayed at the surface for a while quite close to the boat giving our passengers a great look. While we were waiting for the whale we got a look at the USS Farragut, a US Navy destroyer as it was leaving Head Harbour Passage after her stay in Eastport, ME for July 4th. We picked up a second minke not far from Casco Bay Island and got a look at 2 bald eagles on Pendleton's Island before heading back to St. Andrews.
1:30pm: This afternoon we stopped with seals at Black Ledge then made our way to the northern part of Campobello and took our time searching and Claire picked up a minke. We just stayed in one spot as Captain Mat picked up a lot of fish in the area and we got some very close looks at a minke even though it was moving around a lot. There was a second minke in the area as well that we saw once before the fog moved in. We headed up Head Harbour Passage passing stopping to get some looks at small groups of harbour porpoise and a bald eagle and we made our way home through the fog-free Western Passage.
Thank You to everyone who joined us today,
Cheers, Danielle

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07/07/2025

SIGHTINGS UPDATE
Sunday July 6, 2025
10am & 1:30pm: This morning and afternoon they spent time with minkes. Even though the whales were not being that easy to watch with some patience they did manage to get some good looks. Porpoise and seals too as well as the beautiful scenery of the Fundy Isles. Thank You Claire for the updates!
5pm: This evening we had a charter celebrating a 55th Wedding Anniversary, another anniversary as well as a birthday! It was a lovely evening on the water with 2 minkes, bald eagles, seals and we took a trip up to Friars Bay to see the Roosevelt cottage. Thank You to the family for joining us on the Quoddy Link to celebrate!
Did you know you can charter the Quoddy Link and have the entire boat for your celebration with your family and friends. Just give us a call (506-529-2600) or email Lisa at [email protected] for more information.
Cheers, Danielle

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