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Detailed Sightings Log - May 7, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Location | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 400 | FeedingSurface ActiveHunting | |
| Sunset Tour | Humpback Whale | 1 | FeedingSurface ActiveHunting |
Recent Sightings
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- Gray Whale
- Humpback Whale
- Blue Whale
- Fin Whale
- Minke Whale
- Orcas
- Inshore Bottlenose Dolphin
- Long-beaked Common Dolphin
- Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin
- Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
- Risso's Dolphin
- Short-beaked Common Dolphin
- Dolphin
- California Sea Lion
- Harbor Seal
- Mola mola (Sunfish)
Breaching Humpbacks for Sunday Brunch!
Our Sunday morning trip started with a big splash from a breaching humpback seen inside the drop…
We set out on our own adventure tonight
We set out on our own adventure tonight and went where nobody else had gone all day…
Dolphins in Mission Bay!
2 bottlenose dolphins swam by the Privateer as she headed out on her afternoon tour! The bottlenose…
UNBELIEVABLE!
Somehow it’s just getting better out there! Eight whales! Three species — blue, fin, and humpback —…
Sneaky Cetaceans!
This afternoon the Privateer sailed south again to search a whale feeding ground. Early into the trip…
Sneaky Cetaceans!
This afternoon the Privateer sailed south again to search a whale feeding ground. Early into the trip…
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