Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc.
PO Box 54, West Sayville, NY 11796Help CRESLI today, become a member
2018 CRESLI/Viking Fleet whale watching
SUNDAYS and Wednesdays
JUly 01 - SEPTEMBER 02
depart the dock at 2:00 PM and return at 7:00 PM
Join the crew with over 30 years of whale watching experience. Come away with geat memories, great photos and videos, and an education about whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and marine life that is second-to-none.
We are at over 92% sighting success (since July 2013)
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The Viking Fleet and CRESLI are offering special family friendly marine cruises focusing on the sights of the ocean! Enjoy a day on the water with your family looking for whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sea birds and sunfish. Along the way you can view the Montauk lighthouse and all the landmarks of the east end.
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A qualified naturalist / marine biologist will narrate the tour and answer all of your questions!
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The Viking boats are equipped with clean restrooms, comfortable seating and full galleys onboard. We recommend reservations. You can either do so by phone (631-668-5700) or https://vikingfleet.com/activities/whale-watching/
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The trips will depart the dock at 2:00 PM and return at 7:00 PM
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The fare for these trips is $75 for adults, $49 for children 5-12y/o, FREE for Children under 5y/o
2018 VIKING FLEET/CRESLI
Whale Watching Sightings
Make Reservations (Highly Recommended)
Date
click on links below for detailed reports for each day
Cetaceans
click on links below for photo-galleries
Pelagic birds
&
other biota
8-10 Great Shearwaters
15-20 Cory’s Shearwaters
5-10 Sooty Shearwaters
25-30 Wilson’s Storm Petrels
10 Manx Shearwaters
15-20 Cory’s Shearwaters
5-10 Sooty Shearwaters
25-30 Wilson’s Storm Petrels
10 Manx Shearwaters
1 minke whale
1 humpback whale
1 finback whale
60 short-beaked common dolphins
Photos
1 humpback whale
1 finback whale
60 short-beaked common dolphins
Photos
98 Cory's Shearwater
53 Great Shearwater
14 Sooty Shearwater
4 Manx Shearwater
148 Wilson's Storm-Petrel
1 Northern Gannet
8 Double-crested Cormorant
7 Laughing Gull
130 Herring Gull
121 Great Black-backed Gull
Bird totals thanks to Taylor Sturm
53 Great Shearwater
14 Sooty Shearwater
4 Manx Shearwater
148 Wilson's Storm-Petrel
1 Northern Gannet
8 Double-crested Cormorant
7 Laughing Gull
130 Herring Gull
121 Great Black-backed Gull
Bird totals thanks to Taylor Sturm
3 minke whales
1 finback whale
Photos
1 finback whale
Photos
~65 Wilson's Storm-Petrels
~60 Cory's Shearwaters
several Scopoli's Shearwaters
~30 Great Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
~60 Cory's Shearwaters
several Scopoli's Shearwaters
~30 Great Shearwaters
4 Sooty Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
18-20 Humpback whales whales
8 Finback whales
Photos
8 Finback whales
Photos
~100 Wilson's Storm-Petrels
~150 Cory's Shearwaters
~80 Great Shearwaters
~30 Sooty Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwater
~150 Cory's Shearwaters
~80 Great Shearwaters
~30 Sooty Shearwaters
2 Manx Shearwater
15-20 humpback whales
4 finback whales
2 minke whales
In our last 2 trips we've photographed 19 different humpbacks including:
Columbia
Combat
Coral
Dome
Ganesh
Glo-Stick
Jigsaw
Multiply
Reaper
Reflection
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Photos
4 finback whales
2 minke whales
In our last 2 trips we've photographed 19 different humpbacks including:
Columbia
Combat
Coral
Dome
Ganesh
Glo-Stick
Jigsaw
Multiply
Reaper
Reflection
W
Photos
>100 Sooty shearwaters
>100 Cory’s shearwaters
>100 Great shearwaters
>100 Cory’s shearwaters
>100 Great shearwaters
6 humpback whales
including:
Nile
Unnamed calf of Photon
Photos
including:
Nile
Unnamed calf of Photon
Photos
~200 Cory’s Shearwaters
~80 Great Shearwaters
~50 Sooty Shearwaters
~20 Wilson’s Storm Petrels
~80 Great Shearwaters
~50 Sooty Shearwaters
~20 Wilson’s Storm Petrels
5 finback whale
5 humpback whales
2 minke whales
150 short-beaked common dolphins
Photos
5 humpback whales
2 minke whales
150 short-beaked common dolphins
Photos
125 Cory’s Shearwaters
40 Great Shearwaters
5 Sooty Shearwaters
4 Manx shearwaters
7 Parasitic jaegers
1 immature Northern gannet
2 Wilson’s Storm Petrels
40 Great Shearwaters
5 Sooty Shearwaters
4 Manx shearwaters
7 Parasitic jaegers
1 immature Northern gannet
2 Wilson’s Storm Petrels
2 finback whale
3 humpback whales
4 minke whales
150 bottlenose dolphins
100 short-beaked common dolphins
Photos
3 humpback whales
4 minke whales
150 bottlenose dolphins
100 short-beaked common dolphins
Photos
75 Cory’s shearwaters
25 Great shearwaters
2 Manx shearwaters
1 Parasitic jaeger
25 Great shearwaters
2 Manx shearwaters
1 Parasitic jaeger
5 finback whale
2 minke whales
Photos
2 minke whales
Photos
16 Cory’s Shearwater
27 Great Shearwater
1 Sooty Shearwater
12 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Parasitic Jaeger
11 Laughing Gull
42 Herring Gull
25 Great Black-backed Gull
7 Least Tern
122 Common Tern
5 Royal Tern
1 Fish Crow
Bird Count via Arie Gilbert
27 Great Shearwater
1 Sooty Shearwater
12 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Parasitic Jaeger
11 Laughing Gull
42 Herring Gull
25 Great Black-backed Gull
7 Least Tern
122 Common Tern
5 Royal Tern
1 Fish Crow
Bird Count via Arie Gilbert
7 humpback whales
1 finback whale
Photos
1 finback whale
Photos
1 Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle
35 Cory’s shearwaters
5 Great shearwaters
1 Sooty shearwater
1 Manx shearwater
1 Parasitic jaeger
10 Semipalmated plovers
35 Cory’s shearwaters
5 Great shearwaters
1 Sooty shearwater
1 Manx shearwater
1 Parasitic jaeger
10 Semipalmated plovers
Departure: 2:00 pm
Return: 7:00 pm
Fares for 2018
Adults: $75
Children: (5 - 12 years): $49
Make Reservations (Highly Recommended)
Things you might want to bring on a whale watch
All sighting reports and photographs
interactive map and directions to the Viking Landing in Montauk Harbor.
While on board the whale watch, talk to the CRESLI biologists and volunteers about how you can help support CRESLI. You'll see a donation bucket, feel free to fill it with you fully tax-deductible donation.
To get an idea of the organisms that you might encounter, click here to visit CRESLI's checklist.
For information about what to bring, click here