The has been one mix up of a summer on the Pacific. We hung out with a Grey whale that looked pretty healthy all afternoon! It was steadily heading north up the drop off, strong surface breaths and pretty solid body condition. We caught up with some awesome long...
We went way offshore to the 9-Mile Bank, part of the Coronado Escarpment. It is an underwater ridgeline with interesting bathymetry for scientists that tow a torpedo-like device that does side-scan sonar, a type of mapping of the bottom of the...
What a WILD end to the day! So many surprises! We headed way off shore and found two pods of common dolphin, both short- beaks and long- beaks spread out over a few miles, they were feeding and getting very playful in the wake! O our way home, it was lookin a bit...
This AM we had a fabulous trip! We left the jetties with amazing visibility miles out onto the horizon, calm seas, and a nice salty ocean breeze. We started out to the west and ran into a few large feeding groups of long-beaked common dolphins, totaling about 450 all...
GRAY WHALES IN JUNE?! Yup you read that right! On our morning trip, we were smooth sailing! We had amazing glassy and calm sea conditions! We cruised out to the SW and spotted thousands of birds! Many rafts of shearwaters all around! We spotted terns, gulls,...
Gray whale migration season has concluded, and we are reflecting on an unforgettable few months along the coast! We experienced stunning close encounters, rare behaviors, and meaningful observations that remind us why gray whale migration is one of the most...
