Recent Sightings

September 16, 2023

September 16, 2023

Super socked in Saturday! Sunny San Diego has had a case of the glooms this year! That’s actually good news though! The cloudy sky keeps...

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September 12, 2023

September 12, 2023

Did someone say Tuna Tuesday? We encountered various bait balls throughout our afternoon and sunset trips today. We also saw some...

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September 11, 2023

September 11, 2023

Monday, September 11, 2023 Seems like the ocean was having a bit of the Monday blues today. The ocean was relatively quiet for our...

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September 10, 2023

September 10, 2023

The Pacific Ocean was abundant with various types of cetaceans today! During our afternoon trip, we saw 5 inshore bottlenose dolphins...

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September 9, 2023

September 9, 2023

We enjoyed a beautiful day on the water! We set out toward the west on all tours and caught up with Short-beaked Common dolphins during...

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September 8, 2023

September 8, 2023

Happy Friday everyone! We started our morning trip with some hazy skies and calm seas. The sun eventually came out as we travelled further...

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September 7, 2023

September 7, 2023

Anchovies was on the menu today! We set out on two amazing trips to the north, up off La Jolla! Out there on the drop-off, we encountered...

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September 5, 2023

September 5, 2023

Today’s afternoon trip had calm seas and great visibility! We travelled past the drop-off and encountered two scattered pods of ~150...

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September 5, 2023

September 5, 2023

Today’s afternoon trip had calm seas and great visibility! We travelled past the drop-off and encountered two scattered pods of ~150...

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September 4, 2023

September 4, 2023

We had a jam-packed trip sighting 3 species of dolphins! We set out toward the west and caught up with ~100 Short-beaked Common dolphins....

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September 3, 2023

September 3, 2023

September 3, 2023Today was both heartbreaking and full of laughter and joy!Our Afternoon trip started with spotting a humpback whale just...

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September 3, 2023

September 3, 2023

It is Sunday Funday on the Privateer! For our morning trip, we travelled west passed the drop-off and encountered a massive feeding frenzy...

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