Help provide Humpback Whale Sightings:

1. If on a boat, maintain a distance of at least 200 m from the whale. Visit www.SeeABlowGoSlow.org to ensure you know the laws and best practices for vessel operation around marine mammals.

2. Ensure large vessels in the area are aware of the animal by reporting its location via WhaleReport in real time. This report will generate an alert for large commercial vessels (e.g. ferries, shipping vessels, tugs etc) within 10nm, allowing mariners to increase vigilance and take avoidance measures.

3. Photograph the underside of the tail (fluke) and/or dorsal fin. The ideal is to document both fluke and dorsal fin but often Humpback Whales do not lift their tails.

4. When you send the photos, please retain original photo size and file name i.e. do not crop or rename the photos.

5. On the map below, click the zone where the sightings took place. This will generate an email to the CPHC collaborator(s) processing Humpback Whale data for that area.

6. In the email that will be generated, in addition to sending your photos, please also include the following information: – Photographer name; – Date and time of the sighting; and – Location (ideally with GPS coordinates).

*Photo credit is retained in the CPHC database.