So We have the ok From the Governor of New Jersey on Friday May 22 2020 to take up to 25 people out whale watching.
I will be posting dates and rules for our whale watches.
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You can now rent Binoculars on the boat in advance!
You can now rent Binoculars on the boat in advance! Jersey shore whale watch guarantees whale sightings!
You are now able to rent at a great price binoculars for the day of your whale watching trip the price is very good, $5 for childrens and $8 for adults!
Whale watching with binoculars, especially from a boat, requires a lot of stability. Additionally, the distance you need to maintain from these majestic animals means that you need a long focal length with a wide, crystal clear field of view.
Most tour operators have strict guidelines to follow when approaching whales and they need to stay a certain acceptable distance away from the whales for obvious reasons.
So when you choose a pair of binoculars we need to bear a few simple things in mind. Lookout for weatherproof capabilities, weight, magnification and ease of use on a boat.
Meet our on board naturalist Danielle Brown
Danielle Brown
Danielle Brown has been working with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center as a Field Stranding Technician since 2013. She has also worked as an Associate Researcher with Gotham Whale, and her research on humpback whales in NY and NJ was recently published in Marine Mammal Science. Danielle holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Stockton University, and a Master of Science degree from George Mason University. She is currently at Rutgers working towards her PhD in Ecology and Evolution, and will be continuing her research on marine mammals in NY and NJ. We are thrilled to have her on every trip at Jersey Shore whale watch!
Read a recent Rutgers University article on Danielle here
Awesome whale watching trip Sept 8th special event was amazing photos
Not sure what you put into words how much fun it was well watching yesterday but I will try. We left Belmar Marina I saw three whales within five minutes of being out of the river sure Krumper. The band wonderful whiners was fantastic and played the entire trip was really really nice. Asbury park jersey shore coastline in the background it was amazing to see rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame or Vinnie and his band love the trip on the water playing rock ‘n’ roll music and a gorgeous Sunday afternoon I look forward to doing this trip again next year we will do some other ones with other bands I think James said he’s working on Eddie Testa we’ll see how that goes.The Craft beer tasting from Beach House brewery was fantastic.My friend Sam who help me put this together Big Ronnie productions did a fantastic job. Thanks to all my friends and new friends are coming up on a beautiful day we saw three humpback whales.Danielleour tour guide whale watching expert from Rutgers University did a fantastic job telling everybody about the whales,we were seeing and why we were seeing them. The weather was just perfect the water conditions were great for just perfect Sunday afternoon on the ocean everyone was thrilled the trip was sold out. We’re watching at the Jersey shore is a popular fun safe event join us soon here are some photos from Sunday’s trip September 8, 2019. Hope to see you all on the trip again please take the time to leave reviews they’re important to us thanks a lot, Bill McKim I will post a few more photos especially some crowd photos so if you have them sent to tag me on Facebook
Jersey sure will watch Billy McKim
Whale Watching trip report Aug 18 2019 , Just amazing ! A Triple Breach
Whale Watching trip report Aug 18 2019 , Just amazing ! A Triple Breach
Perfect hot summer weather brought a huge near capacity crowd to the boat everyone was thrilled to see a triple breach! The whale off the coast of Asbury Park was amazing. The Humpback whale breached 3 times in a row , yes i got the first two breaches perfectly the third wtotally out of focus but i will still share it with all of you.
The best comment of the day was by Billy, a great name by the way.. We were coming back into the Shark river in Belmar and billy who works on the boat as a crew and see whales all the time says to me , ” Even i got excited today and I see whales everyday out here!
sightsing was withing 15 mins of leaving Belmar Marina join us soon 732.451.6003
Jersey Shore Whale Watch Photo Contest
Whale Watching trip report Sunday July 28th Fantastic!
- Whale Watching trip report Sunday July 28th Fantastic!
- We saw many breaches of at least two different whales
- We had over 55 people on the trip along the New Jersey coastline
- We could see land at all times, we were about 3 miles offshore
- People loved seeing the whales and the tons of bunker bait fish that the whales love Menhaden
- Check out the photos and book your trip now, what are you waiting for We even guarantee you will see a whale with our whale check program
- Our trips are all family friendly and safe we go every Wednesday and Sunday from the Belmar Marina
- The boat is 115 feet long air conditioned cabin with 2 big mens and ladies rooms and a snack
- BYOB is a great feature and save your group $$
Jersey shore whale watch trip photos July 28th 2019 
Jersey shore whale watch trip photos July 28th 2019 
The Atlantic Highlands in the background! humpback whale 
Jersey shore whale watch trip photos July 28th 2019 
Lunge feed Humpback whale if front of our boat 
the whales fluke 
Bunker fish were everywhere!
Clean water more whales
Great story CBS2’s Lisa Rozner has the latest on New York’s efforts to clean local waters, which have already seen the local whale population increase. Join us to see them only a few weeks of perfect boating weather left!
Join us soon get your tickets now!
July 24th Whale Watching Trip Photos
We had a large film crew from Rutgers University with us on this trip they filmed our naturalist Danielle M. Brown, M.S.
@RutgersEENR
PhD student studying humpback whale foraging ecology, Lead Humpback Whale Researcher with
@gothamwhale
, stranding response/necropsy volunteer
We had many opportunities to photograph breaching whale, feeding whale, logging whale moves join us on our next trip Sunday July 28th We leave from Belmar marina at 1:30pm.
This is an amazing experience we had a few birthday parties on the boat also
We guarantee you will see a whale!
Brand new program starting July 2019!
The Jersey Shore Whale watch is the only whale watching boat that we know of to offer whale Checks. A whale check is our guarantee and commitment to you. If you come out on a paid trip with us and we are unable to see any whales, you will get to come back this season for free to have another opportunity to see them. While we do see whales very often (Over 96% of the time), we sometimes get unlucky, and that is why we came up with whale checks to truly guarantee our customers a chance at seeing a whale.We wgo even further in 2020 if we need to extend the trip to find the whale we will, only once in 2020 have we not seen a whale!
Our trips along the coastline of New Jersey are educational and a relaxing day on the ocean. See you soon, any questions call us at 732.451.6003
