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Detailed Sightings Log - August 23, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Humpback Whale | 1 | SleepingTail Slapping |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 22, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | ForagingSurfingSurface Active |
| Morning Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | SurfingStampedeHuntingSurface Active |
| Sunset Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | SurfingHuntingSurface Active |
| Sunset Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | Surface ActiveCow/Calf PairRaftingBow RidingBreaching |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 22, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 1000 | MegapodForagingBreathingHuntingMuggingNursery Pod |
| Morning Tour | Mola mola (Sunfish) | 1 | Surface Active |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 21, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 400 | ForagingSurfingStampedeNursery PodSurface Active |
| Sunset Tour | Risso's Dolphin | 30 | SurfingSurface ActiveFeedingBreaching |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 21, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 700 | SurfingSurface ActiveJumpingDivingCow/Calf PairBow Riding |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 21, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 350 | Surface ActiveBow RidingBreaching |
| Morning Tour | Humpback Whale | 1 | Juvenile |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 20, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 400 | StampedeNursery PodSurface Active |
| Sunset Tour | Risso's Dolphin | 35 | SurfingChin SlappingTail SlappingJuvenileCow/Calf PairBreaching |
| Sunset Tour | Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | ForagingSurface ActiveFeeding |
Recent Sightings
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Sunset Surfers
Sunset tour treated us to absolutely stunning conditions and dolphins everywhere. We had miles of spread‑out short‑beaked…
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Heading out south/southwest aboard the Privateer, we found a nursery pod of around 300 long-beaked common dolphins!…
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Our favorite friendly little ocean ghosts showed up tonight! During our UNREAL sunset tour, a shockingly spunky…
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This morning brought calm seas and lots of fish boiling at the surface near shore as we…
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Tuesday afternoon the Privateer heading out to the Pacific enjoying more of the perfect conditions we’re gifted…
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