We had a beautiful trip this morning. Our passengers were able to enjoy 150 Risso’s Dolphins, 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, and 12 Humpback Whales! Our local Humpback Whales continue to settle in to the bay for the spring and they will be here through the fall. We haven’t seen too many Risso’s Dolphins lately, so…
Interesting interactions today! We came upon Killer Whales just after they had killed a Gray Whale calf this morning. This is the fourth calf taken this season in Monterey Bay by the California Bigg’s Killer Whale population. There were some familiar Killer Whales involved in the hunt today – Emma’s group, the CA 140’s were…
A wonderful day with Killer Whales! This afternoon the weather was a little breezy, but we were able to get out in to the bay and see some great wildlife. We sighted 10 Bigg’s Killer Whales – always a crowd favorite! We also sighted a few Humpback Whales during our trip. Our drone pilot did get…
A lovely day on the water! We were able to get two whale watch trips in today with great sightings of Humpback Whales. Our 9am trip sighted 19 Humpbacks and we had favorable weather, allowing our drone pilot to film from the air. You can check out the drone video on our Facebook page here. The…
We had 8 whales this afternoon just north of Monterey Harbor. The sea conditions were pretty bouncy, but we still had a nice ride aboard the Chubasco for our passengers. We saw good amounts of bait fish (likely anchovies) on our depth sounder as we moved along the shore between Monterey and Marina. This is…
Absolutely amazing day on the water today! There was a large scattering of humpback whales from Monterey to Marina near shore milling around. We saw big schools of fish on the depth sounder throughout the whole area. In total we sighted 19 humpback whales and 5 harbor porpoise. The harbor porpoise circled the boat once…
Despite the rain and wind we were able to take a nice little group of passengers out to see whales this morning. In total we had 12 Humpbacks and 5 Harbor Porpoise on our 9am whale watch trip. Normally harbor porpoise are very elusive, but we actually had nice sightings of a few individuals and…
A day for dolphins! We had an awesome encounter with a mixed species pod of dolphins in addition to our whale sightings today. While we can see dolphins often throughout the year, we do not see them every single trip, so each encounter is special and exciting. We had 6 Humpback Whales, 300 Northern right…
A lovely morning on Monterey Bay. Today on our 10:00AM whale watch trip we had 1 Fin Whale, 1 Blue Whale, 5 Humpback Whales, and a Black-footed Albatross! We started the trip with a mellow pair of humpbacks who were practicing their synchronized swimming routine as they slowly surfaced together between dives. We also got a…
Absolutely amazing start to our week! We had a lovely crowd on board the Sur Randy for both trips today. In the morning, the 10am whale watch trip saw 7 Gray Whales, 1 Humpback Whale, 3 Dall’s Porpoise, 1 Laysan Albatross and 1 Black-footed Albatross! The gray whales are heading north through Monterey Bay on…