Milkweed @14868

Humpback whales with a sighting history in the Gulf of Maine are cataloged by the Gulf of Maine Humpback Whale Catalog at the Center for Coastal Studies and the North Atlantic Humpback Whale Catalog at Allied Whale, College of the Atlantic. Sightings displayed here have been matched against these catalogs and will contribute to their long-term work, thanks to a partnership with Happywhale. You can view her 2020 calf on Happywhale!

Gulf of Maine · North Atlantic

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Sightings

Years

Crossings

Last 12 months 14 sightings

N 2025-11: 0 sightings
D 2025-12: 0 sightings
J 2026-01: 0 sightings
F 2026-02: 0 sightings
M 2026-03: 0 sightings
A 2026-04: 0 sightings
M 2026-05: 1 sighting
J 2026-06: 3 sightings
J 2026-07: 2 sightings
A 2026-08: 6 sightings
S 2026-09: 2 sightings
O 2026-10: 0 sightings

Recent activity

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Activity map — real sighting points on an OpenStreetMap basemap

Whole Summer, Same Sand May 17 – Sep 30, 2026 · Gulf of Maine · 14 sightings Deepest dive43 m Longest dive1:40

Gulf of Maine · May 2025 May 17, 2025 · Gulf of Maine · 1 sighting Deepest dive25 m Longest dive1:04

Gulf of Maine · Jun – Aug 2024 Jun 29 – Aug 28, 2024 · Gulf of Maine · 7 sightings Deepest dive30 m Longest dive1:32

Gulf of Maine · May – Sep 2023 May 23 – Sep 22, 2023 · Gulf of Maine · 13 sightings Deepest dive46 m Longest dive2:21

✳ Dive stats modelled, not measured

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