Cape Cod Whale Watching
Cape Cod is a prime destination for whale watchers. You can take a short cruise to visit the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, just 6 miles north of Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod. Its protected shallow waters are a favorite feeding ground for many humpback, finback and minke whales. In early spring you can also sometimes see the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale (fewer than 350 remain worldwide).
Photo: Humpback Whale at Stellwagen Bank
Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown
MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown, 1-800-826-9300
Ticket office: Chamber of Commerce Building at the head of the pier, Standish St. and Commercial St.
Dates: April - Oct
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Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises
Barnstable Harbor, Hyannis, 1-888-942-5392
Ticket office: Phinney's Lane to Barnstable Harbor. At the end of the street at Millway Marina.
Dates: May - Oct
Portuguese Princess Whalewatch
MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown, 1-800-442-3188
Whale Watcher Store: 309 Commercial St. (at Standish St/MacMillian Wharf)
Ticket Office: on MacMillan Wharf
Dates: April - Oct
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Center for Coastal Studies
Provincetown, MA
The Whale Center of New England
Gloucester, MA
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium
US and Canada
Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary - home page
Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary - whale watching page
National Marine Sanctuaries - Stellwagen pages
NOAA - NE Right Whale Sighting Advisory System
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