Recently, New Yorkers were surprised and charmed by the sight of a vagabond whale taking what seemed to be an inter-borough tour of Manhattan's waterways. But for scientists, it's no surprise that there are whales in the waters that surround New York. It turns out that the New York Bight, an area of water that runs from Montauk to just south of Atlantic City, is full of whales — and researchers have a new way of detecting the rarest of these beautiful behemoths. Meet Melville, an acoustic buoy located 22 mile south of Fire Island.