July 24, 2024

July 24, 2024

The big blues have moved a bit offshore but as one species moves out another moves in! We haven’t seen this many dolphins in a LONG time. We see dolphins often out here but in truely large numbers it is a bit more rare.Seems like the krill has all been gobbled up by...

July 23, 2024

July 23, 2024

We had a Terrific Tuesday out on the Pacific Ocean! On our morning trip, we set out to the northwest and found 3 or 4 pods totaling ~400 Long-beaked Common dolphins! They were scattered all around us with a lot of little babies in the mix. We enjoyed watching them...

July 22, 2024

July 22, 2024

What do dolphins do at a party? -They have a whale of a time!We found three species of toothed whales today!On today’s morning trip, we found ~100 long-beaked common dolphins right outside of Mission Beach jetty! Then, around ~10 miles offshore we encountered a...

July 24, 2024

Sunday, July 21, 2024 Sunday Funday aboard the Privateer! We hung out with ~300 Short-beaked Common dolphin and ~100 Risso’s dolphin! We set out to the SW and found the shorties breaching and porpoising along the drop-off. We got great looks as they surrounded our...

July 19, 2024

July 19, 2024

Friday, July 19, 2024 We hung out with 3 species of cetacean today! This morning we set out to the west and caught up with a fun pod of ~30 Offshore Bottlenose dolphins! We could see their big splashes on the horizon as they launched out of the water! They surrounded...

July 18, 2024

July 18, 2024

Why did the dolphin cross the Pacific Ocean? - To get to the other tide! We had an epic dolphriend party this morning! We saw scattered pods of long-beaked common dolphins found throughout the trip. We saw at least 5-6 separate pods, each pod consisted of ~100...

July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024

It’s a dolphin party out there! The seas are glassy and calm, the skies are blue again and it’s lookin GORGEOUS! We set off to the the north west and found a birdnado! There were THOUSANDS of seabirds feeding and circling in the air above, as we continued our search...

Monday, July 15, 2024

Monday, July 15, 2024

We had a Magnificent Monday with two species of toothed whale spotted throughout the day! On our morning tour, we set out to the NW. We got to the drop-off and continued to north. We caught up with a big pod of ~300 Short-beaked Common dolphins traveling west! It was...