Actually, Off of Palm Beach florida, between 1000 feet deep and 3000 feet deep, there is supposed to be the world's 2nd largest group of sperm whales. Thats about 3.5 to 4.5 miles offshore of the Island of Palm Beach. And kayaking out there is routine for blue water freedivers. I will say, I have not seen sperm whales while freediving, but I don't paddle that far out into the blue water--it is only necessary to get out about 2 to 3 miles for bluewater freediving. Dan Volker -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Karl Coplan Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 5:25 AM To: paddlewise; Rene Milo Subject: [Paddlewise] East Coast Whales Rene Milo wrote that he is looking for east coast whales . . . You're best bet may be off of Provincetown, Cape Cod. There is an area called Stellwagen Bank that starts around 10 nm north of Provincetown in the Atlantic Ocean where all the humpbacks and finbacks congregate to feed on the krill being stirred up by the tide. Stellwagen Bank strertches for about 40 -50 miles north. We were there last summer in our sailboat and saw around half a dozen whales, and about a dozen whale watching boats. I am not sure I'd want to be out there in a sea kayak though (given my own fitness and skill level) -- the area is basically open ocean and far from land. You'd have to be a strong paddler with very good navigation skills and confidence in open ocean paddling. Just to get to the edge of the banks will be a 20 nm round trip, and there is no guarantee that the whales will be there at the closest edge of the banks. You'll need a GPS to be sure you are on the banks. There are certainly other places on the East Coast where whales are routinely spotted closer to shore, but these places are more hit or miss. Stellwagen Bank is one place that ou can be practically certain to see whales if you get out there. Good Luck! Professor Karl S. Coplan Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc. 78 North Broadway White Plains, N.Y. 10603 kcoplan_at_genesis.law.pace.edu (914) 422-4343 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 09 1999 - 09:07:39 PST
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