by [email protected] | Dec 21, 2022 | Dolphins, Gray Whales, Recent Sightings
A very whale-y day for us here at SDWW! Our afternoon trip caught up with about 500 common dolphins and then found 2 fin whales! We got some really good looks as they cruised south. Our sunset cruise caught up with 2 gray whales not even 3 miles from shore. We stuck...
by Gina Williams | Dec 21, 2022 | Humpback Whales, Whale Watching Blog
Here are some interesting facts about a humpback whale. For their oil and flesh, humpback whales were almost driven to extinction. Prior to the 1970s moratorium on whaling, estimations of their worldwide population were as little as 10,000. Environmentalists across...
by [email protected] | Dec 20, 2022 | Blue Whales, Dolphins, Humpback Whales, Recent Sightings
We had an amazing two trips today! This morning we encountered a southbound BLUE whale just 3 miles out. A blue whale here in December is quite a rare sight. We then headed toward a huge pod of long-beaked common dolphins and found a young humpback whale following a...
by [email protected] | Dec 19, 2022 | Dolphins, Recent Sightings
We had a huge megapod of long-beaked common dolphins today to the northwest that started stampeding all around us! On our way back in we found a feeding pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins and birds. -Ryan
by [email protected] | Dec 18, 2022 | Dolphins, Gray Whales, Recent Sightings
We had a great day today with glassy seas in the morning and a feeding pod of around 200 long beaked common dolphins! This afternoon we started off with a rare sighting of a green sea turtle and we then had a southbound gray whale making its way along the kelp line,...
