7 Seas Whale Watch

7 Seas Whale Watch Daily narrated whale watching trips from Gloucester to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary 🐋 We look forward to seeing you on the water.
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For more than 30 years, 7 Seas Whale Watch has had the privilege of introducing thousands of passengers to the many species of whales and marine wildlife that inhabit the waters off our coast in and around the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Named Best Boston Area Whale Watch, we are a 45-minute drive north from downtown Boston in the historic New England seaport of Gloucester, MA

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whale watch trips run from mid-April to mid-October and are designed to educate, inspire and provide a deeper understanding and appreciation of our fragile marine environment. We are a family business – Three generations of career captains have worked from this very dock for more than 7 decades. We have a love and respect for the marine environment and a passion for providing the best possible customer experience for you and your family. Browse our website, reserve tickets on-line, call our sales office or use our contact form to ask a question or send a comment.

06/23/2026

JUNE 23, 2026

Unfortunately wind, rain and fog kept us at the dock today which was disappointing because after yesterday's amazing encounter with two VERY curious humpback whales ("Sprinkles" and "3.14") we were very much looking forward to going out today.

The weather looks great for tomorrow though, so we'll be back at it for sure!

Until then, here's a few more clips from yesterday's whale watch. We promised the people who were onboard yesterday that we would post a lot from the trip so they could add what we got to their collection. There will be more. We haven't even gotten to the still shots yet (and Amanda got some amazing stuff as always).

FUN FACTS :

- The average watch time for videos on Facebook is 4.5 seconds.

- For videos over 1 minute in length average watch time drops even lower

- The videos we've posted this year average 8 seconds of watch time. While that's better than average (about double!) it's still amazing that so many people drop off so quickly.

- This video, at 2:27, will likely see more than 80% of viewers leaving after 7-8 seconds. That's too bad, because this is some of the best footage I've ever captured and whales are fun!

PLEASE LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENT SECTION IF YOU WATCHED THE WHOLE THING!!!

06/22/2026

JUNE 22, 2026

We had a very special trip today with many HUMPBACK WHALES but it was two whales in particular - "Sprinkles" and "3.14" - that made this trip one of the best of the season.

There's a lot of photos and video to go through from today but here's a sample...

WHALE SIGHTINGS UPDATE ~ 6.16.26 - 6.20.26Playful calves with plenty of eye contact have been the highlight of our trips...
06/20/2026

WHALE SIGHTINGS UPDATE ~ 6.16.26 - 6.20.26

Playful calves with plenty of eye contact have been the highlight of our trips lately, but we’ve also been seeing many other individual humpback whales throughout the area. While recent trips have often taken us to the southern portion of Stellwagen Bank, over the past couple of days we’ve been spending time with whales farther north.

Every trip this season has been memorable in its own way, and with the official start of summer tomorrow, we’re excited to see what the peak of the season has in store. 🐋

06/17/2026

JUNE 17, 2026

Even by Spring of 2026 standards today was a great day.

Our trip started with breaching from an adult humpback whale. Then a trio of humpback whale calves (Milkweed's calf, Jabiru's calf and A Plus' calf) joined together for "play time" while the adult whales were feeding.

All of the videos and photos you see here were taken today. It's a lot for just one trip!

Unfortunately tomorrow's weather looks rather windy and rainy so we will not be going out. But we will back on the water Friday and we are looking forward to seeing what the ocean has in store for us then.

Enjoy these clips from today's amazing whale watch!

WHALE SIGHTINGS UPDATE ~ 6.9.26 - 6.15.26 Over the past week, we’ve continued to have incredible sightings of HUMPBACK W...
06/16/2026

WHALE SIGHTINGS UPDATE ~ 6.9.26 - 6.15.26

Over the past week, we’ve continued to have incredible sightings of HUMPBACK WHALES, MINKE WHALES, GRAY SEALS, and ATLANTIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS. We’ve shared many photos and videos that offer a glimpse into what an amazing spring season this has been, but here’s an extended collection of some of our favorite moments.

We continue to travel more than 25 miles to the southern end of Stellwagen Bank, but the journey is easily forgotten once we enter the “whale zone.” Every trip this week has featured at least 10 whales, and often many more. We’ve witnessed a wide variety of behaviors, including curious calves, feeding, resting, traveling, and surface activity. Many of the whales have been seen in pairs or larger groups, especially the large feeding associations we encountered this past weekend. These groups included several individual whales that we at 7 Seas have not seen in years.

So why are there so many whales in our area this spring? The answer is simple: food. These whales are here to feed, and we’ve been fortunate to have many of the larger feeding groups utilizing Stellwagen Bank this season. In some recent years, these whales have spent more time feeding in other parts of the Gulf of Maine. The Gulf of Maine covers more than 36,000 square miles, and these whales are free to use it as they see fit. Who knows how long these exceptional sightings will continue, but we are grateful for what we’ve seen already before the arrival of the summer solstice.

Humpback Whales Seen This Week:
Blackhole, Tear, Leonid, Jabiru and calf, Firefly and calf, A-Plus and calf, Bolide and calf, Nile and calf, Entropy and calf, Milkweed and calf, Dome and calf, Pele, 3.14, Dashdot, Schism, Bowline, Toboggan, Arcus, Jumanji, Bridger, Universe, Sprinkles, Spell, Xylem, Agassiz, Leukos, Ember, Cygnus, Joy, Gunslinger, Cruiser, Music, Putter, Mural, Tracer, Ursa, Juniper, Hippocampus, Buzzard, Pitcher.

06/15/2026

JUNE 15, 2026

Another day and more great whale sightings. We saw many HUMPBACK WHALES (and a few Minke whales) today but it was "Entropy" and calf that stole the show...

JUNE 14, 2026Great fun with “Jabiru” and calf today!In the morning the seas were very calm and Jabiru’s calf was very cu...
06/14/2026

JUNE 14, 2026

Great fun with “Jabiru” and calf today!

In the morning the seas were very calm and Jabiru’s calf was very curious about our boat. It circled the boat many times and gave unprecedented good looks beneath the glassy seas.

In the afternoon the seas got choppy but Jabiru and calf responded the way whales often do in choppy weather… They got surface active!

Other humpback whales seen today included:

Nile and calf
Bolide and calf
A+ and calf
Cygnus
Agassiz
Mural
Tear
3.14
Arcus
Bowline
Bridger
Wyoming
Pele
Tracer
Music
Putter

It was another great day on the water. Both trips were phenomenal but in very different ways. We will be posting many more photos and videos soon (including some great footage from this morning’s trip) but for now here’s a few photos from this afternoon…

06/14/2026

JUNE 14, 2026

Have you ever heard a whale say its name?

There’s a well-known female humpback whale in our population named "Dome" that often makes a loud vocalization when feeding. Why she does this we don't know.

Yesterday Dome was part of a large group of feeding whales and we happened to capture this vocalization when they surfaced close our boat. Listen for it at the 16 second mark.

It sounds like she's saying "DOOOOOOOOOME!" 😀

JUNE 13, 2026It was a picture-perfect weather day to be on the ocean this morning and the whales were once again amazing...
06/13/2026

JUNE 13, 2026

It was a picture-perfect weather day to be on the ocean this morning and the whales were once again amazing.

We travelled 27 miles south on Stellwagen Bank where we found a number of large groups of HUMPBACK WHALES including three different mother-and-calf pairs!

We spent the majority of our time with a group of whales that included “Firefly” and calf as the calf was being.. well.. Firefly’s calf!

This young whale is making a strong case for being “calf of the Year” as it is nearly always active and curious and just a joy to watch. Today was no different.

Firefly’s calf put on a clinic of whale surface activity - breaching, tail-breaching, tail-lobbing - and in between bouts of activity would swim over to the boat to watch us watching him.

We are still working on identifying some of the individual whales we spent time with today, but so far the list includes:

Firefly and calf
A+ calf
Dome and calf
Arcus
Spell
Pele
Universe
Sprinkles
3.14
Xylem
Tear
Dash-Dot
Agassiz
Leukos
Entropy and calf
CYGNUS!!!( I haven’t seen her in loooong time!)

The weather this afternoon looks great and we are looking forward to getting back out there. Check back soon for another update and more photos!

These photos are from both 6/12 and 6/13

06/12/2026

JUNE 12, 2026

The ocean couldn’t have been calmer today and the whales couldn’t have been better.

It seems every day we see something even more amazing than the day before.

Of the many video clips I could have picked from today’s whale watch I decided to post just these two:

The first of a whale named “3.14” (as in “Pi” but there’s another whale with that name) spy hopping next to our boat. This was no ordinary syphop… this was SUPER syphop!

The second is of our last look of the trip when a group of whales blew a huge bubble ring and came up feeding just off our starboard side. The whales then passed right beneath the bow before diving off the port.

During my trip wrap-up I asked people onboard to share their shots of these same two parts of the trip. I look forward to seeing what you got!!!

I wonder what tomorrow will bring? I bet it’s going to be something great…

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