Meet Spinnaker, A Very Special Humpback Whale

Spinnaker Exhibit at Center for Coastal Studies’ Hiebert Marine Laboratory in Provincetown The Center for Coastal Studies’ Hiebert Marine Laboratory in Provincetown is home to the Spinnaker Exhibit, which features the intact skeleton of a 34-foot humpback whale named Spinnaker.  Spinnaker spent much of her life in the Gulf of Maine, and is known to have been entangled in fishing gear at least four times during her short life. She was disentangled by the Center’s Marine Animal Entanglement Response team three times. Despite these efforts, the long-term effects of her second-known entanglement were lethal, and she died in 2015 at the age of 11. Spinnaker’s skeleton was preserved and is on permanent display at the Center for Coastal Studies. She delivers a powerful message about the lives of whales in the modern world. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm. Free admission, donations welcomed. 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown.