We had one trip today with sightings of ~400 Long-beaked Common dolphins spread out over 2-miles! To start our trip we cruised out to the NW but had some visibility limitations with rainy and foggy conditions. Captain John M. spotted a huge splash at the edge of our visibility in the fog, so we waited to see if something popped back up, but whatever it was it gave us the slip! We continued up the coast and out at the drop-off outside of La Jolla, we sighted some diving birds! Initially, we had about 50 or so Common dolphins racing toward our boat from all directions. We caught up with a feeding frenzy with commons, California sea lions, and hundreds of birds! We loved to see the calves as they cruised in mom’s slipstream! We had great looks at the surfing Commons as they rode the bow and our wake! It was an amazing sight to see! It’s not something we see every trip, so definitely exciting to see so much life all in one spot!
We will see ya tomorrow!
Naturalist,
Vanessa
