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9-18-20 “Dall’s Porpoise & Great White Shark!”

For the first time in what seems to be weeks, fog was NOT present at the start of the trip, and Captain Rod needed little time in locating a group of five humpback whales, foraging with their sea lion friends. A handful of other humpbacks graced the area, and after a while, we went out…

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September 22, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Britt Simon

9-17-20 “Short Fin Mako Shark!”

Again, the fog returns, though looking up revealed a blue sky in wait. Visibility cleared fast, and again Captain Danny had no trouble finding another large group of humpback whales. Along the way, dozens of harbor porpoise offered great looks, a rare treat for such shy creatures. Just as we thought the day couldn’t get…

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September 22, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Britt Simon

9-16-20 “Great Bounty of Humpbacks!”

Summer seems to have come and gone in the flash of an eye. Post Labor Day crowds have dwindled, and light loads grace the boats, adding a personal touch to the guest experience. In spite of the ever persistent fog, Captain Danny deftly found us a great bounty of humpback whales, five in total… along…

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September 22, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Britt Simon
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Whales were people watching today! 9-21-20

We were lucky enough to have some curious humpback whales hang out with us today! Capt. Rod took us offshore to do some exploring with some limited visibility but I was still able to spot 2 humpback whales in the fog. As we safely approached the 2 massive animals we realized they were headed right…

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September 21, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist Blog
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The sky is blue again!!!!! Trip Report 9-19-2020

Our air quality has improved and the smoke has dissipated from most of the Monterey Bay recently! I’ve been happy to see the blue sky again, our lovely hills and sand dunes that surround our beautiful bay. The one thing I love about working as a marine biologist in the Monterey Bay is that our…

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September 19, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist Blog
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9-15-20 “Whale watcher’s gold!”

We had some fog Tuesday morning, there was about half a mile of visibility, so we knew finding animals would be difficult. The first hour and a half of the tour was pretty uneventful. Captain Rod brought us north to the submarine canyon, then went east toward the town of Moss Landing. Just as we…

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September 16, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Britt Simon

9-12-20 “Mom & Calf Humpbacks”

Success! Despite indefatigable fog and smoke, The Pacifica was able to locate three humpback whales, who mercifully spent prolonged periods of time at the surface, making for good looks. The second trip found a mother and her young, both adorned with stark white undersides. The calf surprised us with two stellar breaches, one of them…

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September 14, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Britt Simon

9-11-20 ” ‘Smoke on the water’ & a friendly ghost sighting!”

Smoke. Smoke and fog made for an exceptional challenge today, and after searching far and wide across the bay, no animals were to he had for the morning trip. Our afternoon trip caught a brief glimpse of a humpback whale just as it vanished again back into the haze, though as it did so, a…

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September 12, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Britt Simon
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9-9-20 “Orange you glad you saw whales”

An orange glow was in the sky over the entire Monterey area as we set off for our 9am whale watch. After checking out a few sea otters in the harbor, we set off to explore the bay and beyond. We came across 2 humpbacks that seemed to be logging (sleeping). We next headed south…

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September 10, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Britt Simon

9-9-20 Humpbacks, Risso’s, & Purple Stripes!

An orange glow was in the sky over the entire Monterey area as we set off for our 9am whale watch. After checking out a few sea otters in the harbor, we set off to explore the bay and beyond. We came across 2 humpbacks that seemed to be logging (sleeping). We next headed south…

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September 10, 2020Naturalist BlogBy Britt Simon
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