Another blue bird day out on the water, with Captain JJ Rasler behind the helm. Little known fact about Rasler: He’s quite the singer. The wheelhouse was aglow with vocals as we bounded across the sea, finding no less than 11 humpback whales and over 300 Risso’s Dolphin (with a few scattered Pacific White Sided…
On Tuesday morning, with Rod our Captain, and Fredo the crewmember, we took off into a foggy Monterey Bay. The Pacifica took us out to sea until we hit the edge of the Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon. We continued, seeing more birds and sea lions, a great sign there was food in the area. Knowing…
For the first time in what seems to be weeks, fog was NOT present at the start of the trip, and Captain Rod needed little time in locating a group of five humpback whales, foraging with their sea lion friends. A handful of other humpbacks graced the area, and after a while, we went out…
Again, the fog returns, though looking up revealed a blue sky in wait. Visibility cleared fast, and again Captain Danny had no trouble finding another large group of humpback whales. Along the way, dozens of harbor porpoise offered great looks, a rare treat for such shy creatures. Just as we thought the day couldn’t get…
Summer seems to have come and gone in the flash of an eye. Post Labor Day crowds have dwindled, and light loads grace the boats, adding a personal touch to the guest experience. In spite of the ever persistent fog, Captain Danny deftly found us a great bounty of humpback whales, five in total… along…
We were lucky enough to have some curious humpback whales hang out with us today! Capt. Rod took us offshore to do some exploring with some limited visibility but I was still able to spot 2 humpback whales in the fog. As we safely approached the 2 massive animals we realized they were headed right…
Our air quality has improved and the smoke has dissipated from most of the Monterey Bay recently! I’ve been happy to see the blue sky again, our lovely hills and sand dunes that surround our beautiful bay. The one thing I love about working as a marine biologist in the Monterey Bay is that our…
We had some fog Tuesday morning, there was about half a mile of visibility, so we knew finding animals would be difficult. The first hour and a half of the tour was pretty uneventful. Captain Rod brought us north to the submarine canyon, then went east toward the town of Moss Landing. Just as we…
Success! Despite indefatigable fog and smoke, The Pacifica was able to locate three humpback whales, who mercifully spent prolonged periods of time at the surface, making for good looks. The second trip found a mother and her young, both adorned with stark white undersides. The calf surprised us with two stellar breaches, one of them…
Smoke. Smoke and fog made for an exceptional challenge today, and after searching far and wide across the bay, no animals were to he had for the morning trip. Our afternoon trip caught a brief glimpse of a humpback whale just as it vanished again back into the haze, though as it did so, a…