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Ten blues closely watched…many more in the vicinity.
2018 06-29 SB Channel The Condor Express closely watched 10+ blue whales, 3 humpback whales and 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins. Skies...
Jun 29, 20181 min read
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Wind, waves, 8 giant blue whales, humpbacks, and more
2018 06-28 SB Channel A fresh breeze blew across the Santa Barbara Channel today and created some surface chop. But these things greatly...
Jun 28, 20181 min read
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14+ giant blue whales, a fin whale and plenty of dolphins
2018 06-27 SB Channel The action has moved west along the north face of beautiful Santa Cruz Island and most of the wildlife is now a few...
Jun 27, 20181 min read
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A dozen blue whales and dolphins too
2018 06-26 SB Channel The Condor Express traversed the Santa Barbara Channel again today and located the giant whale hot spot off the...
Jun 26, 20182 min read
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Ten blue whales including a mother and her calf.
2018 06-25 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express closely watched 10+ giant blue whales and 500 long-beaked common...
Jun 25, 20181 min read
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Five different cetacean species today
2018 06-23 SB Channel Five different species of cetacean were discovered in the Santa Barbara Channel on today’s excursion led by Captain...
Jun 23, 20181 min read
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Breaching blue whale calf.
2018 06-22 SB Channel Captain Colton and his crew had a bonanza day with loads of wildlife. The highlight of the trip was a breaching...
Jun 22, 20181 min read
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The hot spot continues to beckon
2018 06-21 SB Channel It was overcast but glassy offshore today as the Condor Express ran across the Santa Barbara Channel to the giant...
Jun 21, 20181 min read
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Giant blue whale bonanza lives on!
2018 06-19 SB Channel Glassy seas in the mid Santa Barbara Channel gave way to a tiny bit of chop as the morning became the afternoon....
Jun 19, 20182 min read
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My Blue Heaven
2018 06-18 SB Channel You may have heard this before: skies were blue, water was blue, and the whales were blue. When Captain Dave and...
Jun 18, 20182 min read
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Too many giant blue whales – couldn’t count them all.
2018 06-17 SB Channel Although there was light rain in Santa Barbara Harbor earlier this morning, it cleared up quickly and, by the time...
Jun 17, 20182 min read
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Dozens of giant whales: fins and blues, plus two species of dolphins
2018 06-16 SB Channel It was an epic day full of fin whale and blue whale encounters at the hot spot near beautiful Santa Cruz Island. ...
Jun 16, 20182 min read
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Fin whales and blue whales and dolphins STILL !
2018 06-15 SB Channel Skies were covered by a thin stratus layer, and a light breeze wafted across the Santa Barbara Channel, but the...
Jun 15, 20181 min read
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More than a dozen surface lunge-feeding blue whales
2018 06-14 SB Channel The big news today was the presence of more than a dozen giant whales found surface lunge feeding at the same hot...
Jun 14, 20182 min read
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Large numbers of blue whales and fin whales again
2018 06-13 SB Channel Skies were hazy and the ocean was calm and things were great for locating wildlife. The great population numbers...
Jun 13, 20181 min read
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A great season for seeing giant whales
2018 06-12 SB Channel With a glassy ocean surface and hazy skies, Captain Dave and his crew got into the giant whales hot spot again...
Jun 12, 20181 min read
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9 giants and 2000 dolphins as well.
2018 06-11 SB Channel Captain Tasha and her crew report seeing 7 fin whales, 2 blue whales and 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins today. ...
Jun 11, 20181 min read
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Two blues on a blustery day with plenty of dolphins too
2018 06-09 SB Channel Today Captain Dave and his crew closely watched 2 giant blue whales and 700 long-beaked common dolphins. It was a...
Jun 9, 20181 min read
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Seven giants and hundreds of dolphins.
2018 06-08 SB Channel Captain Dave reports yet another day full of the most giant whales on Earth and dolphins too. Skies were clear and...
Jun 8, 20181 min read
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Another “beast” of a day in the Santa Barbara Channel
2018 06-06 SB Channel It was another beast of a day in the Santa Barbara Channel with 5 giant fin whales, one huge blue whale and 250...
Jun 6, 20181 min read
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