“Ooo’s” and “Ah’s” gave way to “Woah’s!” and “Wow’s!” today, as an early onset of of Risso’s Dolphin led to three Humpback Whales. One of the whales turned out to be a calf, who executed countless (literally) breaches and tail throws for the entirety of our views. Captain Danny, Deckhand Reed, and myself (Isaiah) smiled…
DetailsImmaculate seas set a more-than-pleasant tone for both todays trips, and with crystal clear atmospheric conditions, we had no trouble spotting animals and pleasing crowds. Our first trip started with Risso’s Dolphin early on, who glistened in the beautiful morning light under opalescent partly-cloudy skies. Soon after we headed off shore to the edge of…
DetailsToday wrapped up another big weekend for Discovery Whale Watch as Friday, Saturday, and Sunday all ran three trips per day, introducing over 190 passengers to over to the glory of the Humpback Whale, and the splendor of the Risso’s Dolphin. Surface lunge feeds, repetitive breaching, and consistent sightings of Casper (the albino dolphin) were standard…
DetailsMemorial Day Weekend… What can I say? Whales, whales, and plenty more whales of the Humpback variety have invaded Monterey Bay, decimating the anchovy populations left and right with consistent surface feedings, and celebrating with abundant beaches, tail throws and pectoral fin slapping. Trips have been seeing anywhere from five to fifteen humpbacks per trip,…
DetailsThursday was a splendid day, as Captain Rod set the Pacifica to sea with our deckhand Andrew and myself (Zay) out west from Monterey Harbor. Nearly 200 Risso’s Dolphin were seen by the squid fishing fleet, and amongst them was the famous Casper, the Albino Risso’s Dolphin! Afterwards we set out to the west, leaving behind…
DetailsWednesday was another full value adventure day, as rock-and-roll seas also yielded active Humpback Whales and abundant Risso’s Dolphin. Captain Danny, Deckhand Kevin, and myself (Zay) had little trouble finding the Dolphin early-on this morning, barely a mile out of the gate, and two humpback whales were sighted out by the south edge of the Monterey Submarine…
DetailsOur 9AM trip today encountered a pod of orcas in glassy blue seas. Included in the group was OCT059 a large male transient killer whale that is infrequently encountered. 4-27-21 Photos & report by naturalist Eric Austin Yee
DetailsAmazing trips today!! On the morning trip we witnessed one of the coolest things you can see whale watching in the Monterey Bay. We saw a pod of orcas in the process of hunting and killing a grey whale calf. There were about 15 orcas, including 2 males, and 2 calves. There was a lot…
DetailsAdventure on the high seas! Thursday saw the Pacifica charging out into a wavy bay with 24 adventurous souls aboard. With captain Danny “The Tank” Frank at the helm, we had little trouble in locating three species of cetaceans 🙂 Early on, Danny sighted a moderate pod of Risso’s (Grampus griseus) dolphin, who graced us…
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