Stellwagen Education Foundation

Stellwagen Education Foundation Ensuring that children experience marine wildlife in their local habitat, based in the protected marine sanctuary of Stellwagen Bank.

We hope to foster an understanding of the vital role that whales play in our ocean so we may enjoy, inspire, and protect!

08/31/2026

🐬🌊🌊👀🔭⛴️ Can you see them? It’s a pod of Atlantic white sided dolphins, swimming through the swells of Stellwagen Bank!

08/27/2026

Footage from our afternoon trip in Stellwagen Bank offers just a small demonstration of the absolute BREACH FEST we experienced!
3 humpbacks flipper slapping, tail breaching, and launching themselves out of the water - we suspect the windy weather and extra energy in the top layers of water encouraged the whales to bust a move!

08/26/2026

After today’s morning whale watch, a boy about 7 years old stepped off the vessel and approached naturalist Lindsay on the wharf.
“That was the best four hours of my life,” he said, with a smile. To which the neighboring passengers coming back to dry land agreed, that it was indeed a wonderful day at sea!

We are happy to hear that young people value the time they spend with whales. Stellwagen Education Foundation is dedicated to giving that opportunity to those that might never get the chance to see how big the ocean is around them, to hear the breath of a whale as it ascends to the surface, to smell the salt air, and to learn about the ecosystem with which we are all so deeply connected.
⬇️ 🐋 Here’s a clip from today’s trip. 🎧🐳 SOUND ON!!
⛴️👀 And follow along as we prepare to soon host the first cohort of what we hope are many more to join us on the water, in the pursuit of enjoying some of the best four hours of their life.

08/21/2026

More footage from yesterday’s trip with Pleats and her 2026 calf - this little one used our vessel as a springboard to play in the waves! (Boat was idle, engines out of gear per Whale SENSE guidelines)

Thanks so much for joining us on this incredible trip! We’d love to see your pics and photos of Pleats and her energetic baby!

08/20/2026

👀📸 First looks at the incredible female SURVIVOR Pleats the humpback whale (note the propellor scars on her head and side, long ago healed!) and her 2026 calf who have just “mugged” our vessel! Wait til you see what this little calf did! Coming soon…
🤯🌊🌊🌊🐋🎉
🎥 Video taken aboard Tails of the Sea with Captain John Boats, with engines out of gear and abiding by Whale SENSE guidelines to keep our whales and passengers safe 🛟⛴️

08/18/2026

Live on Stellwagen Bank! 🎥🐋
Glo’s 2026 calf stole our hearts with its wonderful rolling and flipper slapping behaviors today! 🥰

Want to see more? Join us about Captain John Boats for a trip during the late summer or early fall, or follow along here while we gear up to share these incredible whales with our pilot group of students in Sept. 2026!

Phenomenal pictures by Picture This by Kate May Photography on yesterday’s PM trip of our incredible encounter with a le...
08/15/2026

Phenomenal pictures by Picture This by Kate May Photography on yesterday’s PM trip of our incredible encounter with a leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay!

08/14/2026

We can’t hold back! It’s a leatherback sea turtle! We caught this on our our way into Cape Cod Bay area chowing down on a lion’s mane jellyfish! 🪼🪼🪼🐢 (see the comments with a second vid of the jellyfish in the mouth)

We host some of nature’s most fascinating creatures off the coast of Massachusetts. What have you seen out there recently?

08/13/2026

The Grande Dame, Salt, was back today on the afternoon whale watch trip! We are so lucky to spend time with this legend! Did you get a look at her?

If you know her, share your sighting! More on this special whale soon! We have had several encounters with her the past ...
08/11/2026

If you know her, share your sighting! More on this special whale soon! We have had several encounters with her the past few days and couldn’t be happier! 🐋🧂🌊🌊🌊⛴️

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