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With the greatest respect for the Grand Manan gang, I don't think for a
moment that it was a basking shark. I have seen many of them over the years,
particularly on passage around Ireland when I was a young officer and they
were hunted for their liver. The dorsal fin is invariably larger and more
pointed and much more significant and the tail is often seen . I did
provide the museum with some samples from a dead one in the Bay a couple of years
ago. Although the dorsal is a little larger than I would expect I would
vote for a harbor porpoise. We have had a family resident here in the bay for
a few years and they typically don't display their bodies like their larger
cousins. Invariably all you see is the dorsal and only a trace of the body
when they blow. The shape of the dorsal is consistent with the ones we see
here.
Peter Stow
Hubbards
In a message dated 03/12/2012 2:20:16 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time,
ideaphore@gmail.com writes:
Sarah Wong at the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station has
identified it as a likely Basking Shark. And it sure does look like a shark fin.
About 15 minutes before I took the photo, while on the bus to the ferry
terminal, I saw a long narrow wake curving across the cove in front of Kings
Landing. Then, while walking to the terminal from the bus, I detoured over
to the pier to see if I could see what had produced the wake. While sitting
with my binoculars for ten minutes on one of the benches on the pier, I
didn't see anything interesting. However, as the ferry was approaching and I
headed over to the terminal, I turned and saw the back object in the water.
I had a camera with a 300mm lens and snapped off a few shots before it was
gone. At the time I thought it was probably a seal, but when I got to the
office and zoomed into the photo, I was no longer sure.
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Don MacNeill <_donmacneill@bellaliant.net_
(mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net) > wrote:
Could it be the head of a seal?
Don
Don MacNeill
_donmacneill@bellaliant.net_ (mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net)
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From: _Rick Ballard_ (mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com)
To: _NatureNS_ (mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca)
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:37 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Another Hfx Hbr Sea Creature
Just as I was going into the Alderney Ferry Terminal this morning, I
noticed this black object maybe 50m south of the Alderney Pier. I snapped off a
couple of quick shots before it was gone. It looks like a large (12+")
dorsal fin, maybe a small whale or shark ? I occasionally see seals in this
area, but I don't think this is a seal.
_Dorsal Fin Original_
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/8229406399/in/photostream/lightbox/)
_Dorsal Fin Zoomed_
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/8230472454/in/photostream/lightbox/)
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Rick Ballard
Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada
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Rick Ballard
Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada
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