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Detailed Sightings Log - June 17, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 200 | DivingHuntingJumpingCow/Calf PairBow Riding |
Detailed Sightings Log - June 16, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Humpback Whale | 2 | DivingSurface ActiveTail SlappingBreaching |
| Sunset Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 100 | DivingJumpingChin SlappingTail Slapping |
| Sunset Tour | Mola mola (Sunfish) | 2 | Surface ActiveRafting |
| Morning Tour |
Detailed Sightings Log - June 16, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 400 | HuntingJumpingFeedingChin SlappingTail SlappingCow/Calf PairBow Riding |
| Mid-day Tour | Humpback Whale | 3 | DivingHuntingSurface ActiveFeedingTail SlappingRaftingLunge Feeding |
| Morning Tour |
Detailed Sightings Log - June 15, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Minke Whale | 1 | Hunting |
| Sunset Tour | Humpback Whale | 2 | DivingSurface ActiveJumpingTail SlappingBreaching |
| Sunset Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 300 | HuntingMuggingSurface ActiveJumpingFeedingChin SlappingTail SlappingCow/Calf PairBow Riding |
| Sunset Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 300 | DivingJumpingFeedingCow/Calf PairBow Riding |
| Morning Tour |
Detailed Sightings Log - June 16, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Minke Whale | 3 | Diving |
| Morning Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 200 | Stampede |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 50 | Hunting |
| Morning Tour | Mola mola (Sunfish) | 3 | Surface Active |
| Morning Tour |
Recent Sightings
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The drop‑off was alive this morning!
We rolled up to a bustling pod of 200+ short‑beaked common dolphins, and they wasted no time…
We Love Surface active Humpbacks!
Eager to get back out to see all the humpbacks from earlier in the day, our sunset…
Whale Whale Whale!
On the afternoon excursion aboard the Privateer we made our way only about 5 miles due west…
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With an enthusiastic half full boat we headed past Pt Loma to where the action has been…
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