Recent Sightings

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We’ve got TONS of anchovies scattered along the dro off that lead to us finding thousands of dolphins today! Long-beaks in the morning and...

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August 7, 2025

August 7, 2025

We caught up with two species of dolphins today! We enjoyed the presence of ~300 Long-beaked Common dolphin! They were slowly traveling to...

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August 6, 2025

August 6, 2025

It’s Totally Tubular Toothed Whale Wednesday! We had a beautiful day hanging out with both Long- and Short-beaked Common dolphins! We...

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August 5, 2025

August 5, 2025

“What’s with the cool weather, like air conditioning?” A question from one of our Arizona guests. After May “gray”, we had June gloom,...

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August 2, 2025

August 2, 2025

Bottlenose dolphins greeted us in the Mission Bay Channel entrance. They came up to our bow to ride the pressure wave of our vessel, the...

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August 1, 2025

August 1, 2025

A gorgeous glassy morning out on the Pacific led to a morning of Minke mayhem very quickly. Just a few miles from the coast we noticed...

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July 31, 2025

July 31, 2025

Another gorgeous day on the pacific with TONs of dolphins, at first a spread out area of feeding Long- beaked common dolphins then as we...

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July 27, 2025

July 27, 2025

We had a fishy afternoon trip! We left the Mission bay jetties and cruised to the west! We got to the drop-off and could see thousands of...

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July 26, 2025

July 26, 2025

We had an awesome trip this morning aboard the Inspiration. We sighted 1 fin whale, and about 250 long-beaked common dolphins!!! Leaving...

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July 25, 2025

We had a fun nautical time with bumpy seas! We set out to the west and just beyond the drop-off, we sighted a fun nursery pod of...

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July 24, 2025

July 24, 2025

A beautiful morning tour this AM with sightings of 300 long-beaked common dolphins and 30 offshore bottlenose dolphins! We found a fun...

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July 23,2025

July 23,2025

We had a great time on the water! We had nice sea conditions and beautiful visibility! We cruised out to the west and once we got to the...

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