OMG!!!!!! Guess who my dive buddy was for 2 dives today?

[decapoddiver]

I'm no great writer but my friends did do a super job with the pic's considering the subjects

http://home.townisp.com/~stat12/

 

[PeaceDog]

In 11 years of diving in New England, this is, hands-down, the absolute coolest experience I have ever heard of in our waters. Fair play, my friend. Savor that experience for the rest of your life.

 

[MASS-Diver]

That Is Sooooo Cool!!!!!!!!

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

That is soooo cool! Wow! A once in a lifetime experience! The dive "report" was a pleasant read.
Thanks for sharing... I think I know where you'll be scalloping next time! (with an underwater camera!)

 

[diverbrian]

That is soooo cool! Wow! A once in a lifetime experience! The dive "report" was a pleasant read.
Thanks for sharing... I think I know where you'll be scalloping next time! (with an underwater camera!)

Agreed on all counts! (Especially the underwater camera part)

 

[bwerb]

I think the experience sounds amazing. My only concern is that based on the size and coloration of the beluga, it would appear that this is a very young whale who likely has lost it's family pod. He/she was likely staying close to you hoping you would help it.

I really don't know your location in terms of marine mammal resources but I would suggest you report your dive experience to the appropriate authorities and perhaps they can help redirect this little guy towards home.

I seem to recall from the Beluga's at the Vancouver Aquarium that the young calves stay with their mothers until they are at least two...very fuzzy memory.

Cool photos.

 

[decapoddiver]

once I got home, I think the females only get to be 10-12' and it was definitely in that range. also, it's back looks grayish in the pic's but everywhere else it was white. As for contacting folks, I have tried emailing all weekend with no luck. I'm going to make calls today hopefully.

 

[jchaplain]

I'm no great writer but my friends did do a super job with the pic's considering the subjects

http://home.townisp.com/~stat12/

Thats a fantastic experience! I'm glad you were so lucky to meet her.
I had an interesting encounter last summer. I was anchored in Boston Harbor area and a whale shark approached my boat and circled the area around the boat for about an hour.
A whale shark has baleen, not teeth. It was VERY big, probably 20 feet or more long and whould come within a foot or 2 of the boat when it passed by.
At the time I wasn't a certified diver, and I'm not sure if I would have jumped in the water to swim with him if I had been either....what would you do? :11:
John C.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

I had an interesting encounter last summer. I was anchored in Boston Harbor area and a whale shark approached my boat and circled the area around the boat for about an hour.
A whale shark has baleen, not teeth. It was VERY big, probably 20 feet or more long and whould come within a foot or 2 of the boat when it passed by.
At the time I wasn't a certified diver, and I'm not sure if I would have jumped in the water to swim with him if I had been either....what would you do? :11:
John C.

suited up in record time, grabbed the nearest camera and have an experience of the lifetime!

 

[PK]

once I got home, I think the females only get to be 10-12' and it was definitely in that range. also, it's back looks grayish in the pic's but everywhere else it was white. As for contacting folks, I have tried emailing all weekend with no luck. I'm going to make calls today hopefully.

Hi,

You can contact Alicia at environmental@neadc.org. She is our Environmental Director at the New England Aquarium Dive Club. She's directly involved with rescue and rehab activities at the New England Aquarium. Let us know how it goes!

By the way, excellent dive! Thanks for sharing your story and pictures with us!