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Detailed Sightings Log - October 25, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Inshore Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | Surfing |
| Mid-day Tour | Humpback Whale | 6 | Surface ActiveCow/Calf Pair |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 25, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | StampedeHuntingMuggingSurface Active |
| Morning Tour | Humpback Whale | 7 | BreathingMuggingSurface Active |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 24, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Humpback Whale | 4 | ForagingSurface ActiveFeedingDiving |
| Sunset Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 600 | ForagingBreathingSurfingHuntingJumpingDivingTail SlappingCow/Calf PairBow Riding |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 24, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Humpback Whale | 6 | KelpingMugging |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 24, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 700 | ForagingBreathingHuntingJumpingChin SlappingTail Slapping |
| Morning Tour | Humpback Whale | 1 | TravelingDiving |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 23, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Orcas | 7 | Spy hopBreathingCow/Calf PairTraveling |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 23, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Orcas | 15 | BreathingMuggingNursery PodSurface ActiveDivingCow/Calf PairBow Riding |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 400 | Running for their lives |
Recent Sightings
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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…
Spouts, Splashes, and Seabirds!
The Privateer had yet another successful trip south. Following our three S’s to finding whales (spouts, splashes,…
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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