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Detailed Sightings Log - May 24, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 250 | Chin SlappingMuggingSurface Active |
Detailed Sightings Log - May 24, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Blue Whale | 1 | Diving |
| Morning Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 200 | Chin SlappingHuntingSurface ActiveTail Slapping |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 50 | |
| Morning Tour | Harbor Seal | 1 | Surface Active |
| Mid-day Tour | Blue Whale | 1 | Chin SlappingSurface Active |
| Mid-day Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 300 | Chin SlappingSurface ActiveJumpingDivingTail SlappingCow/Calf Pair |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 50 | JumpingDiving |
Detailed Sightings Log - May 23, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Blue Whale | 1 | Surface Active |
| Morning Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 300 | JumpingCow/Calf Pair |
| Mid-day Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 50 | Jumping |
| Mid-day Tour | Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | Surface Active |
| Mid-day Tour | Blue Whale | 1 | Surface Active |
| Sunset Tour | 1 | Surface Active |
Detailed Sightings Log - May 22, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 1000 | Chin SlappingNursery PodSurface ActiveMegapodJumpingDivingTail SlappingCow/Calf PairBow RidingBreaching |
Detailed Sightings Log - May 22, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | Surface ActiveJumping |
| Morning Tour | Humpback Whale | 3 | Surface ActiveFeedingTail Slapping |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | HuntingBreaching |
Recent Sightings
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September 27, 2025
The afternoon trip had a humpback whale! The M/V Privateer with Captain Brian Piersall, our galley bartender…
September 24, 2025
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September 23, 2025
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Friday, September 19, 2025
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