August 18, 2015 — Dozens of long finned pilot whales joined anglers fishing offshore in the 24th Annual MidAtlantic offshore fishing tournament taking place this week in Cape May.
Several pods of the whales mixed in with the fishing boats as they trolled for trophy fish in the offshore canyons.
Pilot whales are the second largest member of the dolphin family with killer whales being the largest. According to Bob Schoelkopf founder of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine said pilot whales feed mainly on squid and they travel in large groups with up to 150 individuals. Males can reach up to 25 feet and females are about 18 feet.