Your Choices Matter
Choosing a Whale SENSE participant for your whale watch is a simple choice that helps promote responsible whale watching. Look for businesses displaying the current year Whale SENSE decal.
Whale Watch Managers
What does it mean for a company to have Whale SENSE? Learn more here!
Juneau
- Above and Beyond Alaska (Since 2020)
- Alaska Galore Tours (Since 2021)
- Alaska Humpback Adventures (Since 2021)
- Alaska Luxury Tours (Since 2018)
- Alaska Sea-to-Shore (Since 2019)
- Alaska Tales (Since 2020)
- Alaska Travel Adventures (Since 2020)
- Allen Marine Tours Juneau (Since 2015)
- Cast Away Charters (Since 2023)
- Gastineau Guiding Co. (Since 2015)
- Harv and Marv’s Outback Alaska (Since 2021)
- Jayleen’s Alaska (Since 2019)
- Juneau Charters (Moore Charters) (Since 2023)
- Juneau Lighthouse Tours (Since 2022)
- Juneau Whale Tours (Since 2022)
- Juneau Whale Watch (Since 2015)
- Lost in Alaska (Since 2022)
- Rum Runner Charters (Since 2015)
- Sea Lion Adventure Tours (Since 2022)
Ketchikan
- Allen Marine Tours Ketchikan (Since 2017)
- Out to Sea Expedition Company (Since 2021)
Valdez
- Stan Stephens Cruises (Since 2017)
Sitka
- A Whale Song’s Expeditions (Since 2018)
- Allen Marine Tours Sitka (Since 2019)
- Sitka Sound Tours (Since 2019)
Seward
- Alaska Coastal Safari (Since 2022)
- Kayak Adventures Worldwide (Since 2017)
- Kenai Fjord Tours (Since 2017)
- Major Marine Tours (Since 2017)
- Northern Latitude Adventures (Since 2021)
- Seward Ocean Excursions (Since 2018)
- Weather Permitting (Since 2019)
Whittier
- Lazy Otter Charters (New! Since 2025)
Maine
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch, Bar Harbor (Since 2012)
Massachusetts
- Boston Harbor City Cruises/New England Aquarium Whale Watch, Boston (Since 2016)
- Captain John Boats, Plymouth (Since 2015)
- Dolphin Fleet, Provincetown (Since 2009)
- Hyannis Whale Watcher, Hyannis (Since 2009)
- Newburyport Whale Watch, Newburyport (Since 2015)
New York
- American Princess Cruises, Queens (Since 2013)
- Seastreak, Manhattan (Since 2021)
- Viking Fleet/CRESLI, Montauk (Since 2024)
New Jersey
- Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center, Cape May (Since 2011)
- Cape May Whale Watcher, Cape May (Since 2013)
- Jersey Shore Whale Watch, Belmar (Since 2023)
- Keyport Princess, Keyport (Since 2021)
- Miss Barnegat Light, Barnegat Light (NEW! Since 2025)
- Miss Belmar Whale Watching, Belmar (Since 2023)
- Seastreak, Highlands (Since 2021)
Delaware
- Cape Water Tours & Taxi, Lewes (Since 2021)
Virginia
- Rudee Tours, Virginia Beach (Since 2016)^
- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Virginia Beach (Since 2016)^
^whale watch season runs from December – March. dolphin watching occurs year-round.