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Detailed Sightings Log - April 24, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Location | Behavior |
| Private Charter | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 50 | Surface ActiveHunting | |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 100 | Surface ActiveHunting | |
| Mid-day Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 100 | Surface Active | |
| Sunset Tour | Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin | 45 | BreachingBow RidingJumpingSurface 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)
October 26, 2025
We had a whale of a trip with sightings of a Minke whale, Humpback whale and a…
October 25, 2025
Captain Bryan brought the M/V Inspiration out just a few hundred meters for our first wildlife sighting…
October 24, 2025
We had an amazing sunset trip with a Humpback whale and ~500 Long-beaked Common dolphins! We cruised…
October 23, 2025
The Humpback streak continues! We have sighted Humpbacks on every trip since last Thursday!! Whoohoo! We are…
October 21, 2025
As soon as we pulled away from the dock, we had some “liquid sunshine”, a bit of…
Sunday 19 October
We had a wild sunset trip. We began with calm seas and clear skies. After passing through…
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