Research, Education, and Advocacy

To study, advocate for, and educate about the whales and marine mammals of the New York Bight, through Citizen Science. As the largest city in the United States, New York has a long heritage of maritime history. From colonial times its waters have been exploited, depleting its fisheries and diminishing its population of marine mammals. Recently, the efforts of regulators, environmental groups, and New York citizens have greatly improved the conditions of the Hudson River and waters in and around New York Harbor. With these improvements, the biological food chain has rebounded, supporting a diverse ecology, from oysters to whales. The waters of New York and New Jersey now are feeding grounds for seals, dolphins, and whales.

The juxtaposition of wild populations of marine mammals; seals, dolphins, and whales, with the millions of people that inhabit our urban areas, can be the source of intriguing knowledge, incredible enjoyment, and sometimes, tragic disruption. Gotham Whale will be a source of education, advocacy, and science for the inhabitants of New York and New Jersey, terrestrial and marine.

By working closely with other concerned organizations, Gotham Whale will contribute to the improving health of the marine environments of New York and New Jersey, for the betterment of both humans and whales