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The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island is a non-profit research and education organization. Our mission is: "To promote and foster understanding and stewardship of coastal ecosystems through research and education ." Part of our work is to observe and document the whale and sea bird populations of New York and New England and to take people to see these animals in the wild. Since 2002, we have been offering incredible and successful multi-day offshore pelagic bird and whale observation trips in addition to our local trips. Our trips have been 100% successful and we have encountered thousands of pelagic birds over the years. We've also encountered fin, minke, sei, and right whales; common, white-sided, dolphins, pilot whales. We are planning one trip to the Great South Channel every August around the time of the new moon (51 hours). The vessel is the 140' Viking Starship that can sleep up to 65 passengers in navy style bunks. Excellent food will be available at reasonable prices. Passengers may bring their own food as well. The trips will be led by a seasoned marine mammal biologist and professor. Volunteers from CRESLI will assist in photo-identification spotting and data collection. We at CRESLI hope that you will join us on our trips. Remember that members do get discounted fares. Go online for info and reservation links. Reservations can also be made online. Expectations: • Cetaceans: Humpback, Fin, Minke, Right; Sei, and Pilot whales; Common, Bottlenose, Atlantic White Sided and Risso’s Dolphins; Leatherback, Green and Loggerhead Turtles; Basking, Great White, Hammerhead, and Blue Sharks; Bluefin, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Tuna; White Marlin; Ocean Sunfish; Portuguese Man-of-War; and other marine life. • Birds: Cory’s, Greater, Sooty, Manx, and Audubon’s Shearwaters; Wilson’s and Leach’s Storm-Petrels; Northern Fulmar; Northern Gannet; Red-necked and Red Phalaropes; Pomarine, and Parasitic Jaegers; South Polar Skua; Greater Black-backed, Herring, Bonaparte's Gulls.