Out by Camel Island, the fog likes to roll in just thick enough to hide capelin and sunlight alike—but every now and then, a visitor announces himself with a wild, wind-tossed splash. On one such high-spirited summer morning, it was Shrimp who made a grand entrance, catching the sun on his sleek back as if the sea itself meant for him to shine.

Shrimp's travels are a patchwork quilt—stitched from cool Atlantic corners and bright, bracing breezes. Back in October 2017, he was spotted off Cape Cod, where autumn paints the coastline bold and fishermen keep a close eye on the horizon, just in case a giant tail flickers by. He slipped north after that, and it wasn’t until almost six years later, in September 2023, that Shrimp surfaced amongst the rolling blue of Baie de Gaspé, Quebec. There’s no telling where he fed or swam in the gap—such is the mystery of the sea.

As if guided by a compass only known to whales and old mariners, Shrimp made his next appearance not far from there, off Grande-Grave in Quebec, just a September after. Tides and currents brought him onward, and come July 2026, he turned up near Camel Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, slicing through the water with the quiet confidence of a seasoned traveller.

No two years are ever quite the same, but Shrimp’s track across the Atlantic is proof of the endless highway beneath the surface. Each sighting threads a story between the people on the cliffs above and the restless lives moving below.