A migrating North Atlantic humpback whale recently made a special stop off the NC coast, treating local boaters to a rare sunset sighting as it fed on baitfish.
The Cape Fear Dolphin Research group located and observed the massive marine mammal offshore of Lockwood Folly Inlet on Thursday, thanks to a collaborative effort by the local boating community.
In a social media post, the research group said the Seabattical Fishing Charters alerted them of the sighting in Brunswick County, while Ollie Raja Charters shared a live video of the whale off Oak Island. As the research team mobilized, another local captain reported the whale was moving west along Oak Island near an area known locally as “Big Hill.”…