The data presented here represent the sightings of cetaceans on whale watch cruises with CRESLI on vessels of the Viking Fleet in waters off Montauk Point, up to ~30 nautical miles during the months of July through early September, from 2009 to the present. The following species were observed, recorded, and photographed: fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins, Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock (Tursiops truncatus), Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal Stock (Tursiops truncatus). These data were collected during local (6-8 hour) whale watching trips conducted by the Viking Fleet and CRESLI. Trips originated from Montauk Harbor in Montauk, New York and occurred regularly from 1997-2002 and again from 2009 - present, during July, August and early September. The data were collected during efforts to gather information about the distribution, abundance, habitat use and site fidelity, and behavior of cetaceans in the waters around Montauk, New York. The on-board public were educated, and volunteers were involved in collecting data, as citizen scientists. The data are maintained by CRESLI and are submitted to appropriate catalogs when possible.View Dataset on the Gateway

The data presented here represent the sightings of cetaceans on whale watch cruises with CRESLI on vessels of the Viking Fleet in waters off Montauk Point, up to ~30 nautical miles during the months of July through early September, from 2009 to the present. The following species were observed, recorded, and photographed: fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins, Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock (Tursiops truncatus), Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal Stock (Tursiops truncatus). These data were collected during local (6-8 hour) whale watching trips conducted by the Viking Fleet and CRESLI. Trips originated from Montauk Harbor in Montauk, New York and occurred regularly from 1997-2002 and again from 2009 - present, during July, August and early September. The data were collected during efforts to gather information about the distribution, abundance, habitat use and site fidelity, and behavior of cetaceans in the waters around Montauk, New York. The on-board public were educated, and volunteers were involved in collecting data, as citizen scientists. The data are maintained by CRESLI and are submitted to appropriate catalogs when possible.Animation ID: AG00041ST13_2022

The data presented here represent the sightings of cetaceans on whale watch cruises with CRESLI on vessels of the Viking Fleet in waters off Montauk Point, up to ~30 nautical miles during the months of July through early September, from 2009 to the present. The following species were observed, recorded, and photographed: fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins, Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock (Tursiops truncatus), Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal Stock (Tursiops truncatus). These data were collected during local (6-8 hour) whale watching trips conducted by the Viking Fleet and CRESLI. Trips originated from Montauk Harbor in Montauk, New York and occurred regularly from 1997-2002 and again from 2009 - present, during July, August and early September. The data were collected during efforts to gather information about the distribution, abundance, habitat use and site fidelity, and behavior of cetaceans in the waters around Montauk, New York. The on-board public were educated, and volunteers were involved in collecting data, as citizen scientists. The data are maintained by CRESLI and are submitted to appropriate catalogs when possible.Animation ID: AG00041ST10_2019

The data presented here represent the sightings of cetaceans on whale watch cruises with CRESLI on vessels of the Viking Fleet in waters off Montauk Point, up to ~30 nautical miles during the months of July through early September, from 2009 to the present. The following species were observed, recorded, and photographed: fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins, Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock (Tursiops truncatus), Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal Stock (Tursiops truncatus). These data were collected during local (6-8 hour) whale watching trips conducted by the Viking Fleet and CRESLI. Trips originated from Montauk Harbor in Montauk, New York and occurred regularly from 1997-2002 and again from 2009 - present, during July, August and early September. The data were collected during efforts to gather information about the distribution, abundance, habitat use and site fidelity, and behavior of cetaceans in the waters around Montauk, New York. The on-board public were educated, and volunteers were involved in collecting data, as citizen scientists. The data are maintained by CRESLI and are submitted to appropriate catalogs when possible.

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The data presented here represent the sightings of cetaceans on whale watch cruises with CRESLI on vessels of the Viking Fleet in waters off Montauk Point, up to ~30 nautical miles during the months of July through early September, from 2009 to the present. The following species were observed, recorded, and photographed: fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins, Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock (Tursiops truncatus), Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal Stock (Tursiops truncatus). These data were collected during local (6-8 hour) whale watching trips conducted by the Viking Fleet and CRESLI. Trips originated from Montauk Harbor in Montauk, New York and occurred regularly from 1997-2002 and again from 2009 - present, during July, August and early September. The data were collected during efforts to gather information about the distribution, abundance, habitat use and site fidelity, and behavior of cetaceans in the waters around Montauk, New York. The on-board public were educated, and volunteers were involved in collecting data, as citizen scientists. The data are maintained by CRESLI and are submitted to appropriate catalogs when possible.Animation ID: AG00041ST12_2021

This project will collect and effectively manage strategies for whale watching activities at home and abroad, interview stakeholders related to whale watching activities, take stock of the current issues and controversies surrounding whale watching behaviors, hold workshops or meetings, formulate whale watching regulations that can be incorporated into existing laws and regulations, and provide feasible management practices and suggestions. In addition, through the design of whale-watching promotional materials, the recording of the results video, the implementation of whale-watching education training, and the promotion activities for the public, it aims to gradually reduce the human impact of whale-watching activities and achieve sustainable development of both the whale-watching industry and our country's cetacean resources through feasible whale-watching regulations.

The data presented here represent the sightings of cetaceans on whale watch cruises with CRESLI on vessels of the Viking Fleet in waters off Montauk Point, up to ~30 nautical miles during the months of July through early September, from 2009 to the present. The following species were observed, recorded, and photographed: fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins, Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock (Tursiops truncatus), Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal Stock (Tursiops truncatus). These data were collected during local (6-8 hour) whale watching trips conducted by the Viking Fleet and CRESLI. Trips originated from Montauk Harbor in Montauk, New York and occurred regularly from 1997-2002 and again from 2009 - present, during July, August and early September. The data were collected during efforts to gather information about the distribution, abundance, habitat use and site fidelity, and behavior of cetaceans in the waters around Montauk, New York. The on-board public were educated, and volunteers were involved in collecting data, as citizen scientists. The data are maintained by CRESLI and are submitted to appropriate catalogs when possible.Animation ID: AG00041ST7_2016

The data presented here represent the sightings of cetaceans on whale watch cruises with CRESLI on vessels of the Viking Fleet in waters off Montauk Point, up to ~30 nautical miles during the months of July through early September, from 2009 to the present. The following species were observed, recorded, and photographed: fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins, Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock (Tursiops truncatus), Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal Stock (Tursiops truncatus). These data were collected during local (6-8 hour) whale watching trips conducted by the Viking Fleet and CRESLI. Trips originated from Montauk Harbor in Montauk, New York and occurred regularly from 1997-2002 and again from 2009 - present, during July, August and early September. The data were collected during efforts to gather information about the distribution, abundance, habitat use and site fidelity, and behavior of cetaceans in the waters around Montauk, New York. The on-board public were educated, and volunteers were involved in collecting data, as citizen scientists. The data are maintained by CRESLI and are submitted to appropriate catalogs when possible.Animation ID: AG00041ST11_2020

The data presented here represent the sightings of cetaceans on whale watch cruises with CRESLI on vessels of the Viking Fleet in waters off Montauk Point, up to ~30 nautical miles during the months of July through early September, from 2009 to the present. The following species were observed, recorded, and photographed: fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins, Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock (Tursiops truncatus), Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal Stock (Tursiops truncatus). These data were collected during local (6-8 hour) whale watching trips conducted by the Viking Fleet and CRESLI. Trips originated from Montauk Harbor in Montauk, New York and occurred regularly from 1997-2002 and again from 2009 - present, during July, August and early September. The data were collected during efforts to gather information about the distribution, abundance, habitat use and site fidelity, and behavior of cetaceans in the waters around Montauk, New York. The on-board public were educated, and volunteers were involved in collecting data, as citizen scientists. The data are maintained by CRESLI and are submitted to appropriate catalogs when possible.Animation ID: AG00041ST9_2018

The data presented here represent the sightings of cetaceans on whale watch cruises with CRESLI on vessels of the Viking Fleet in waters off Montauk Point, up to ~30 nautical miles during the months of July through early September, from 2009 to the present. The following species were observed, recorded, and photographed: fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Bottlenose dolphins, Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock (Tursiops truncatus), Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal Stock (Tursiops truncatus). These data were collected during local (6-8 hour) whale watching trips conducted by the Viking Fleet and CRESLI. Trips originated from Montauk Harbor in Montauk, New York and occurred regularly from 1997-2002 and again from 2009 - present, during July, August and early September. The data were collected during efforts to gather information about the distribution, abundance, habitat use and site fidelity, and behavior of cetaceans in the waters around Montauk, New York. The on-board public were educated, and volunteers were involved in collecting data, as citizen scientists. The data are maintained by CRESLI and are submitted to appropriate catalogs when possible.Animation ID: AG00041ST8_2017