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Life in a seaside town like Cape May revolves around seafood in the typical ways you would expect--fabulous restaurants and fish markets bursting with the bounty of the sea--but the impact can be greater than it may seem. The seafood industry affects marine life at every level, and by choosing sustainably caught or farmed seafood, you can help to minimize the negative impacts.

Recently, I saw a comment on a social media page from a fellow naturalist that caught my eye. While walking on the beach with her brother, he pointed out how she never takes her eyes off the water. All of the replies from other naturalists confirmed that they, too, exhibit this same behavior, myself included.

Hello everybody! For those of you who don’t know who I am, or haven’t met me yet, why haven’t you come out on the boat?? I am Marc, one of Cape May Whale Watcher’s Naturalists. We are starting to get together a new blog complete with fun, information, and observations. For this first installment, I’d … Continued

Hello everyone! I am Kristen, I am one of the newer boat mates aboard the Cape May Whale Watcher! I am training with Naturalist Marc to also become a naturalist and I am working with him to put together this fun and informational blog for everyone to enjoy! For my first post, I just wanted … Continued

Welcome back to the blog of the Cape May Whale Watcher! The most common question I have encountered while working last year with the Cape May Whale Watcher is, “Are there actually whales in our waters off of New Jersey?” The answer is yes there are! We have many whale species that live in the … Continued

Welcome back friends. Thanks for sticking around? Or coming back? Reading my ramblings? I don’t know, one of those things. Anyways, in my last post, I introduced myself and talked about where I got my start on the water. If you are just joining our blog, thank you for joining, and what took you so … Continued

By Captain Jeff Stewart Jr. What a long strange trip it has been. You may have noticed, or not noticed a lack of posts in our blog. That is my fault. I am the one to blame. It has been a difficult couple of years to post happy thoughts…. Pretty much since COVID (yup he … Continued

What a YEAR! 2024 was strange. We had a mild winter 2023-2024. The waters were not particularly cold at the start of 2024. As the year progressed we had cooler water than normal. How cool? In Cape May, New Jersey, our summer water temps normally reach into the 70s F. However. In 2024, along the … Continued

Oh what a year it has been. It flew by. We had an amazing start to 2025 with consistent Harbor and Grey seal sightings. We also had an abundance of Humpback whale activity around the mouth of Delaware Bay, making the seal trips even more enjoyable. The ten knot rule (designed to Protect North Atlantic … Continued

Goodbye winter 2026- we will not miss you. You were soooooooooo cold! Hello Summer. Let’s not forget Spring. Spring 2026 has actually been a thing this year. Unlike the last couple of years where we go from lows in the 30s to highs in the 90s, we have had a gradual warming. It has been … Continued