Breeeeeeaaccchhhhh! We had a juvenile breaching Humpback whale! On our afternoon trip we caught up with a Gray whale just outside of the Mission bay jetties. We observed it cruising into the bay! We continued out to the west and just minutes from leaving the jetties,...
Happy HUMPday dolphriends!Today on our afternoon trip, we encountered a Humpback whale located about 7 miles offshore. It mugged us and even got so close to the boat that we could smell its stinky breath and feel the mist from its spout!! The humpback whale was tail...
Looks like the recent rainfall event stirred up some nutrient mixing in the water column bringing out lots of wildlife! On our morning trip, we encountered a massive pod of long-beaked common dolphins and saw lots of bird activity; a mixture of terns, gulls and...
We had a FIN-tastic Friday aboard the Privateer! We caught up with a Fin whale on both of our tours today! During the morning trip, we set out to the La Jolla! Out there we sighted a huge pod of ~400 Long-beaked Common dolphins cruising to the north. We watched them...
Friday, March 15, 2024 Splashy seas and a whale making a splash!During our morning trip, we set out and found a pod of ~100 Long-beaked Common dolphins to the north of us! They were feeding on a bail ball of small schooling fish! We could see the dolphins wack the...
We had the most AMAZING conditions out there today! Our morning trip had glassy seas and we were thankful it did! We came across 2 very sneaky gray whales. They changed direction on us at least 3 times and changed their speed a couple times. We waved goodbye and moved...
