July 30th 2018 (Vlog)
We found Humpbacks Whales north along the sand dunes today. The whales have been roaming this part of the coast most of the summer so far. When we left the harbor we entered some foggy conditions out on the bay. As we worked our way up the coast we encountered several areas where Humpbacks and…
July 25th 2018 (Vlog)
The Chubasco and the Sur Randy both went whale watching this morning. We started out with a nice sunny day at the wharf, but that quickly changed when got outside the harbor. We entered a thick fog bank and had quite a bit of swell to deal with while searching for whales. The vessels took…
July 18th 2018 (Vlog)
What a beautiful day in the bay. We observed five species of marine mammals once we left the harbor! We started our trip with Humpback Whales and California Sea Lions feeding together. Up next we had a large pod of Risso’s Dolphins (500-600 dolphins) with a small number of Pacific Whitesided Dolphins mixed in (30-40)….
July 16th 2018 (Vlog)
Earlier in the day we had observed Blue Whales and Humpbacks. So our photographer, Slater Moore, joined us for the afternoon tour. The Blue Whales had moved out of the area, but we still had an excellent viewing of Humpbacks. We observed lunge feeding behavior from the Humpbacks and they were joined by over a…
July 11th 2018 (Vlog)
Dolphins were the highlight of the day! We were watching a playful mom and calf Humpback Whale when suddenly a HUGE pod of Pacific Whitesided Dolphins came in the to the area. Mixed in with the Whitesides was another species dolphin as well – the Northern Right Whale Dolphin. The Northern Right Whale Dolphin is…
June 26th 2018 Nazca Booby Sighting! (Vlog)
Rare bird alert! We sighted a Nazca Booby today while out whale watching today. This bird is pretty far out of range from where it normally calls home. Nazca Boobies are native to the Galapagos and are typically sighted in the equatorial regions. We rarely encounter this type of bird in Monterey Bay, but it…
June 22nd 2018 Humpbacks (Vlog)
Despite leaving the dock with some dense fog we had an excellent day! Slater Moore was on board to capture some footage and create a vlog episode from the day. We usually get quite a few calls of concern on foggy mornings about the success of whale sightings. We usually have little concern for operating…
May 23rd 2018 Humpbacks & Risso’s (Vlog)
After a brief hiatus, Slater Moore is back at it with another vlog episode on one of our trips. We encountered a Mola mola or Ocean Sunfish, Humpback Whales and Risso’s Dolphins today. An excellent mix of species and nice sea conditions today too. The video footage of the Risso’s Dolphins is our favorite from…
December 2017 Recap
12/31/17 1:30pm 5 Gray Whales 12/31/17 10am 5 Gray Whales 12/30/17 10am 1 Humpback 12/29/17 1:30pm 2 Humpbacks & 10 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins 12/29/17 10am 6 Gray Whales & 2 Humpbacks 12/28/27 1:30pm 2 Humpbacks 12/28/27 10am 1 Gray Whale & 3 Humpbacks 12/27/17 12/26/17 1:30pm 3 Gray Whales & 1 Humpback 12/26/17 10am 3 Humpbacks & 2 Gray Whales (mom and newborn calf!) 12/24/17 1:30pm 2 Humpbacks & 5 Gray Whales 12/24/17 10am 2 Humpbacks, 5 Gray Whales, 5 Killer Whales & 1 Northern Fur Seal 12/23/17 10am 5 Humpbacks, 3 Gray Whales, 10 Dall’s Porpoise & 100 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins 12/22/17 10am 1 Humpback & 2 Gray Whales 12/21/17 10am 5 Humpbacks 12/19/17 10am 5 Killer Whales, 2 Humpbacks & 25 Risso’s Dolphins 12/17/17 10am 10 Humpbacks, 15 Risso’s Dolphins & 1 Gray Whale 12/15/17 10am 17 Humpbacks…
Breaching Blue Whales for New Years!
WOW! What a way to ring in the new year! We received this photo late last night from one of our passenger’s on yesterday’s 10am trip. This is a BREACHING BLUE WHALE! It was taken from quite a distance; about half way through the breach, but incredible none the less. This behavior from a Blue…
November 2017 Recap
11/30/17 10am 1 Killer Whale & 5 Humpbacks 11/24/17 2pm 10+ Humpbacks, 8 Blue Whales, 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 100 Risso’s Dolphins & 50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 11/24/17 1:30pm 15-20 Humpbacks, 6 Blue Whales, 75 Risso’s Dolphins, 250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins & 15 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 11/24/17 10am 18-21 Humpbacks, 8 Blue Whales, 125 Risso’s Dolphins & 25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 11/22/17 1:30pm 15 Humpbacks, 6 Blue Whales & 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 11/22/17 10am 4 Humpbacks, 3 Blue Whales & 1 Fin Whale 11/21/17 1:30pm 11/21/17 10am 11/20/17 1:30pm 20 Humpbacks, 8 Blue Whales, 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins & 8 Dall’s Porpoise 11/20/17 10am 15 Humpbacks, 8 Blue Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 1 Minke Whale, 100 Risso’s Dolphins, 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins & 1 Blue Shark 11/19/17 1:30pm 1 Blue Whale, 6 Humpbacks & 2 Fin Whales…
Blue Whales continue in to Thanksgiving
What could have been a brief pit stop on the migration route, has turned in to a vacation for Blue Whales in Monterey. After eleven days straight, the Blues are still feasting in the bay! This is as good as summer time (better some years) whale watching! Blue Whales are very large animals and cannot…