December Minke Whale in Friars Roads

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Art,

Roland Lavallee, who lives south of me, saw a minke whale in Friar Roads from his house on December 5, 2008.

Bob

Robert Godfrey

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The Passamaquoddy Yacht Club Regatta

We had pretty sailboats all day in the area of Friar's Bay and Treat's island. It was grey at first and then cleared up with a nice wind for the races. They do all kinds of patterns as well as straight sailing. It looked like a living 19th century impressionist painting out there.

Joyce

Beluga in Friars Roads, 2002

From QuoddyLoop.com

 

1 September 2002 - The owner-operator of East Coast Ferries, Ltd., of Deer Island, NB, reported sighting a small white whale several times recently while running the ferries within the passages of Passamaquoddy Bay between Deer Island and Campobello Island, and between Deer Island and Eastport, Maine. It may be a beluga whale, which are white when adult, and which are known to be infrequent visitors to this area. Belugas generally reside year 'round in waters much farther north.

As I recall, a beluga was sighted the following summer, as well.

Bob Godfrey

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