May 1 2017
Killer Whales again today on the 9am trip! When we first arrived on scene they appeared to be feeding, but we aren’t sure on what. There were over 20 Black-footed Albatross in the area as well, certainly attracted by the smell and left over food floating on the surface. Black-footed Albatross travel from the Northwest…
April 2017 Recap
April Recap Our first month in business! We didn’t get trips out every day this month but it was amazing how the whale watching grew for us over the course of just one month. It was another big spring season for Monterey Bay. April brought us sightings of Killer Whales, Gray Whales, Humpback Whales, a…
April 30 2017
Our most incredible trip yet! We came upon a dramatic scene of Killer Whales attacking a Gray Whale mother and calf pair just north of Marina, CA. After a long battle, the Killer Whales actually gave up and left the Gray Whales go. This is something we only see very rarely! The Gray Whale mother…
April 29 2017
We had an afternoon trip today at 1:30pm. Our sightings included 8 Humpback Whales and 150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins! One of the Humpback Whales we saw has a significant amount of damage to the fluke from a previous entanglement in fishing gear. Luckily it survived the encounter with what appears to be full function of the…
April 28 2017
We had a beautiful trip this morning. Our passengers were able to enjoy 150 Risso’s Dolphins, 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, and 12 Humpback Whales! Our local Humpback Whales continue to settle in to the bay for the spring and they will be here through the fall. We haven’t seen too many Risso’s Dolphins lately, so…
April 26 2017
Interesting interactions today! We came upon Killer Whales just after they had killed a Gray Whale calf this morning. This is the fourth calf taken this season in Monterey Bay by the California Bigg’s Killer Whale population. There were some familiar Killer Whales involved in the hunt today – Emma’s group, the CA 140’s were…
April 22 2017
A wonderful day with Killer Whales! This afternoon the weather was a little breezy, but we were able to get out in to the bay and see some great wildlife. We sighted 10 Bigg’s Killer Whales – always a crowd favorite! We also sighted a few Humpback Whales during our trip. Our drone pilot did get…
April 20 2017
A lovely day on the water! We were able to get two whale watch trips in today with great sightings of Humpback Whales. Our 9am trip sighted 19 Humpbacks and we had favorable weather, allowing our drone pilot to film from the air. You can check out the drone video on our Facebook page here. The…
April 15 2017
We had 8 whales this afternoon just north of Monterey Harbor. The sea conditions were pretty bouncy, but we still had a nice ride aboard the Chubasco for our passengers. We saw good amounts of bait fish (likely anchovies) on our depth sounder as we moved along the shore between Monterey and Marina. This is…
April 14 2017
Absolutely amazing day on the water today! There was a large scattering of humpback whales from Monterey to Marina near shore milling around. We saw big schools of fish on the depth sounder throughout the whole area. In total we sighted 19 humpback whales and 5 harbor porpoise. The harbor porpoise circled the boat once…
April 13 2017
Despite the rain and wind we were able to take a nice little group of passengers out to see whales this morning. In total we had 12 Humpbacks and 5 Harbor Porpoise on our 9am whale watch trip. Normally harbor porpoise are very elusive, but we actually had nice sightings of a few individuals and…
April 12 2017
A day for dolphins! We had an awesome encounter with a mixed species pod of dolphins in addition to our whale sightings today. While we can see dolphins often throughout the year, we do not see them every single trip, so each encounter is special and exciting. We had 6 Humpback Whales, 300 Northern right…