Whale Watching News Monterey Bay
GPS Tagged Leatherback Turtle in Monterey Bay If you’ve been out on a tour with us recently then you know how eager our crew has been to locate the leatherback turtle that has a GPS transmitter on its back — and on Wednesday, July 5th, we found her!!! Leatherback Turtle with a GPS Transmitter This…
DetailsJune 2017 Whale Watching in Monterey Bay Rare sightings were common in Monterey Bay during the month of June this year! The rarest of them all was an albino Risso’s dolphin juvenile, which was sighted for the first time since 2015. We matched the mother’s dorsal fin ID to confirm it was the same albino…
DetailsMay 2017 Whale Watching in Monterey Bay May was a very special month with more than the average number of humpback whales we normally see this time of year. Dozens of humpbacks were drawn close to shore near Moss Landing due to the abundant anchovies. We also saw some krill in May which mostly humpback…
DetailsApril 29th, 2017 All Day Trip: Killer Whales On Saturday’s 8hr all day trip we observed several humpback whales first thing in the morning and then headed out a few miles west where we found a group of 6-7 killer whales. The pod of killer whales dove, and while we were waiting for them to…
DetailsApril 2017 Whale Watching in Monterey Bay April has been incredible so far! Upwelling is in full swing and the temperature of the bay has dropped. Here’s a list of cetaceans we’ve seen so far this month: humpback whales, gray whales, minke whales, killer whales, harbor porpoise, Pacific white-sided dolphins, northern right whale dolphins, long-beaked…
DetailsMarch 2017 Whale Watching in Monterey Bay It’s been a great month so far as winter has transitioned into spring. During the winter, we observed some over-wintering juvenile humpback whales that skipped their yearly migration and stayed in Monterey Bay to continue feeding on anchovies. Towards the middle of this month we started seeing more…
DetailsAugust 2015 Whale Watching in Monterey Bay August carried on from where July left off, with an abundance of wildlife arriving in the bay adding to what was already here. There were so many humpbacks near to Moss Landing that we were having to go slowly and carefully nearly all the time to make sure…
DetailsJuly was a wonderfully colorful month on Monterey Bay with rich marine life, excellent sea conditions and little fog. Humpback whales were a staple outside of Moss Landing harbor, with more individuals arriving on an almost daily basis.
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