A fitting end for 2020. What else could one expect from such a tumultuous year, than a skunked trip? Indeed, Captain Jared bravely led the Pacifica out into the bay, and while a total of four separate whale boats search Monterey Bay, far and wide, things were slick from the start. Early on, a Northwest…
As this God-Forsaken year draws to a close, Discovery whale watch has blessed with juxtaposition these last two days. Yesterday, our only trip took two hours to find but a single humpback after a long and bumpy ride (strong easterly winds riled up the seas). The humpback was merciful, offering several tail throws and decent…
We had a foggy morning with smooth seas aboard the Pacifica with Captain Rod and Alfredo as crew. It took us a whole hour of traveling north before finding any wildlife. We found a single humpback through the thin fog making its way west. We followed it until it brought us to another 4 humpbacks!…
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONYENT. A terrifying day indeed. Terrifying, at least, for the anchovies and sea lions. Prey items had best run and hide today; killer whales, risso’s dolphin, and humpback whales were afoot on the bay. Our morning trip got a report from our sister ship, the Chubasco (out on her morning fishing trip), that…
One of the many beautiful aspects of our job, is that every trip is truly and utterly unique. After one magnificent day on the water, how could I expect today to even hold a candle to yesterday? One could only imagine my immense satisfaction with today’s trip. Stellar weather, for one, helps. There certainly was…
Wednesday’s morning trip was a foggy one. Due to extremely low visibility we had a lot of trouble keeping on any whales at all. With Captain Danny, Fredo as crew, and a load of 14 passengers, the Pacifica carried us north, just off the coast of Moss Landing. We saw big flocks of sooty shearwaters,…
Blue blue, blue! The post-smoke alleviation still resounds with the fleet, as light breezes, clear skies, and calm seas grace the passengers. Today’s morning trip encountered some ten humpback whales. Again, the hoard of Risso’s Dolphin made an appearance for the AM tour. The afternoon winds picked up a bit, and the PM passengers enjoyed…
Wow, wow, wow. What a day. As we left the harbor, the ocean conditions looked quite nice. Light wind, light swell, not much motion. However, the visibility looked to be pretty poor. The fog never stops us from finding whales, but we were expecting it to take a little bit longer to get onto our…
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Welcome! This page is for updates and information for the school program hosted collaboratively between CA State Parks and Discovery Whale Watch. Curriculum: Historical Whale Walking Tour 2018 Microplastics Optional Lab Water Quality Monitoring in the Monterey Bay Lab La Motte Vertical Water Sampler Protocol Plankton Monitoring Investigation Lab Plankton_Protocol_061617 Kelp Adaptation…