Today was a Triple Crown kind of day. All three trips saw three species of cetaceans, and all three trips saw one of those cetaceans breach (AKA, they jumped out of the water)! Our first trip found a pod of Killer Whales (!) who we identified as the CA-51A’s. The matriarch of this pod, 51A…
The return of sunshine and calm seas to our coastline was a welcome relief for our trips today. For our sightings, cow-calf pairs of Humpback Whales dominated our trips. The story of these mothers’ sacrifice to grow, give birth to, and raise giants year after year is one of my favorites to tell. It is…
One and done, today, as Captain Danny led us out to the Northwest Corner of the Monterey Submarine Canyon. There, we found a group of three humpbacks whales, along with a small pod of not-so-common Common Dolphin, who leapt from the water here and there, and then we found a medium sized pod of Risso’s…
Every day in Monterey Bay is an adventure, however adventures aren’t all rainbows and sunshine. Some adventures have a lot of fog, and fog is the enemy of whale watchers. We leave the shelter of Monterey Harbor and go out to discover what Mother Nature has in store for us. We do our discovering with…
As international tourism blossoms once again in Monterey Bay, business is doing quite well. All three of our boats were sent out this morning in search of creatures large and strange, all of which were readily found. Lunge feeding humpback whales, Risso’s Dolphin, and even a mighty Blue Whale were all found on the morning…
Three trips, with beautiful seas yet again, all with a dozen or so humpbacks. This morning included 2 blue whales and several risso’s dolphin, and this afternoon trip yielded one of the best breaches I have ever photographed. The third trip? Several breaches, many tail throws, and a gorgeous sunset. What a day!!!! -Naturalist Isaiah
Deja Deja Vu, and with Blue Whales! The same humpbacks continue to lunge feed with sea lions close to shore, and on our morning trip, we ventured west and found three blue whales! Killer weather, and wholesome passengers made for yet ANOTHER magical day on the water. Get it while its here! -Naturalist Isaiah
Deja vu! Flat calm seas, GORGEOUS skies, and millions of anchovies being ravaged by dozens of humpback whales alongside hordes of sea lions. Each of three trips saw between 6 and 10 humpback whales, and 30-50 risso’s dolphins. Lunge feeds, sea shanties, and great people made for yet another memorable day. -Naturalist Isaiah
Fantastic weather continues to hold, with fog only proving to be a slight nuisance (not really a problem). Humpback whales have moved into the bay, and three trips in a row found LARGE groups (6-10) within four miles of the harbor, all feeding on massive schools of anchovies alongside hundreds of sea lions and birds.…
After several immaculate days of calm seas, things boiled a bit on the water, as a rising breeze sent a lump through the bay: calm at first, though enough to cancel our 5pm tour (and making for a rocky afternoon. Otherwise, our passengers handled it well enough that I was very impressed with their fortitude…