pacific grove

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…

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…

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…