The toothed sperm whale -- the legendary creature of Moby Dick -- is commonly seen in the deep, cold waters of the North Atlantic but a sighting in the warm and shallow waters of Florida is rare.The Charlotte Sun reports:
"A local charter boat captain and his crew were heading out on Boca Grande Pass after fishing for bait early Saturday when they got the surprise of their lives:
A whale, estimated at 40 feet to 50 feet, rolled and blew saltwater spray within 30 feet of the boat just 3 miles west of Boca Grande Pass.
'It's very rare,' said Capt. John Wood, who runs a charter boat business, Offshore Express, out of Marine Dynamics in Englewood. 'I've never seen one here in 15 years of doing this. We saw an awesome sight.' Wood shot video of the 7 a.m. sighting while the whale swam close to the surface in 20 feet to 25 feet of water. Also in the area early Saturday was Capt. Joe LeClair, who works out of Boca Grande. LeClair has seen six different whale species in Massachusetts, but never a sperm whale up close or in Gasparilla Island area waters." See full article.
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