Both our 9AM and 1:30 PM trips encountered the largest creature on the planet today, the blue whale! We have been lucky enough to see them 3 days in a row. The blue whale is known to frequent our waters in late summer and fall. Our first trip encountered 2 blue whales and the second…
DetailsWe left Monterey and made our way out into the bay. It was very clear, we could see straight across to the Santa Cruz Mountains. Warm sun, and a moderate sea breeze had us feeling good about the adventure ahead. After 45 minutes we rounded Point Pinos and began moving south. We soon spotted a…
DetailsThis morning I set sail on the New Horizon, along with Captain Danny and deckhand Andrew. We started off the day with good conditions and a nice warm sun as we set off north towards the Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon. We waved goodbye to a group of Sea Lions thermoregulating in the harbour, and headed…
DetailsI started my day with a great sign today! While walking to the Discovery Whale Watch office I could see a blow of a humpback whale at a nearby beach. As I checked out our passenger manifest for the mighty Chubasco, I realized a good friend from Australia was joining us today! I could not…
DetailsWe were super excited to get out there today – the swell had nearly completely disappeared, the wind was barely noticeable, and we were ready to go out to find some whales. Captain Rod was at the helm while myself and Alfredo were out on the deck looking for wildlife and hanging out with our…
DetailsI was itching to get out on the water today. We were unable to go out yesterday due to the ocean conditions, but it had calmed down a bit today so we were all set to go! We set sail on the Pacifica with myself, Captain Rod, and Deckhand Reed. We met a bit of…
DetailsToday we set sail into overcast conditions with a very slow, small swell. I was pretty happy personally that the sun was hiding away – nice and chill, not too cold, not too hot. Captain JJ, Daniel Rosa, and I made our way out west on the Chubasco and started off the day…
DetailsAnother nice, sunny, hot day at the wharf. Captain JJ, Daniel Rosa and I set sail on the Chubasco straight out west to see what might pop up – we had perfect visibility all the way to the horizon and the sea conditions were rather nice, so we were pretty excited to get onto our…
DetailsWe left Monterey harbour with a blue sky, a hot sun, and we were quite happy to meet a little bit of wind to take a bit of edge off the heat. Passing the harbour breakwater covered in California Sea Lions, Captain John picked up speed and carried us out west on the Pacifica, as…
Details10/21/18 Science Sunday Free lecture at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Lab – Santa Cruz, CA Topic: Mysteries of Davidson Seamount and Sur Ridge Revealed – Exploring ancient, deep-sea coral communities Speaker: Dr. Andrew DeVogelaere – Research Coordinator / SIMoN Program Director for Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Since 2008 the…
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