Dolphins in Mission Bay!

Detailed Sightings Log - May 2, 2026

Tour Species Count Location Behavior
Mid-day TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin400FeedingMegapodHunting
Mid-day TourInshore Bottlenose Dolphin2PlayingSurface Active
Mid-day TourFin Whale3JuvenileSurface Active
2 bottlenose dolphins swam by the Privateer as she headed out on her afternoon tour! The bottlenose dolphins always bring the joy and were a fantastic way to kick off the tour.
Further south we got a close pass from a juvenile fin whale who showed us his white lower-right jaw. The colorful cetaceans continued as 2 big groups of long-beaked common dolphins charged through the ocean after a school of bait fish!
Exciting times on the water!
Naturalist, Colleen

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