A wonderful Santa Barbara Channel excursion today
2017 05-30 SB Channel 2 blue whales, 4 humpback whales and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins made for a wonderful Santa Barbara...
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May 29, 20172 min read
Rope and her calf, plus 2 blue whales, plus 2,000 common dolphins
2017 05-29 Memorial Day Rope and her calf, plus 2 blue whales, plus 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins created a memorable day for all. ...
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May 28, 20171 min read
What a great day it was
2017 05-28 SB Channel What a great day it was as we watched 8 humpback whales (including Rope and her calf again!), and 1,500 long-beaked...
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May 27, 20172 min read
7 humpback whales including our friend Rope, and much more
2017 05-27 Eastern SB Channel 7 humpback whales including our friend Rope, 1 blue whale and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins were...
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May 27, 20171 min read
Surface lunge-feeding
2017 05-26 SB Channel This is a summary of our sightings from Friday, May 26…sorry for the delay: 2 humpback whales, 1 mako shark, and...
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May 25, 20171 min read
Great conditions and fantastic sightings today
2017 05-25 SB Channel A fabulous glassy, calm day led to the following sightings: 1 Mako shark, 3 humpback whales and 2,200 long-beaked...
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May 23, 20171 min read
4 giant blue whales and 300 friendly common dolphins
2017 05-23 SB Channel The low stratus stayed off the deck and Captain Dave, along with his renowned crew, “got the job done.” 4 giant...
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May 21, 20171 min read
1 blue whale, 1 fin whale and 1 humpback plus 150 long-beaked common dolphins
2017 05-21 SB Channel What a day: 1 blue whale, 1 fin whale and 1 humpback plus 150 long-beaked common dolphins. All this: great...
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May 20, 20171 min read
Dall’s porpoise join us, as well as humpbacks and dolphins too
2017 05-20 SB Channel It was a sunny and gorgeous day for wildlife in the Santa Barbara Channel. Totals for the day included 600...
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May 18, 20171 min read
Another great day for cetaceans
2017 05-18 SB Channel 4 humpback whales and 75 long-beaked common dolphins were seen during our crossing of the Santa Barbara Channel and...
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May 13, 20171 min read
A nice day of good sightings
2017 05-13 SB Coast Two gray whales, 25 long-beaked common dolphins and 3 coastal bottlenose dolphins were seen during our two excursions...
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May 11, 20171 min read
It was a good day for cetacean searching.
2017 05-11 SB Coast Four gray whales, 1 humpback whale and 200 long-beaked common dolphins were seen today. Captain Eric and his crew...
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May 10, 20171 min read
What a great trip it was
2017 05-10 SB Coast Two gray whales, 1 humpback whale and 500 long-beaked common dolphins were seen during a single excursion. Captain...
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May 5, 20171 min read
Humpbacks stole the show
2017 05-05 SB Coast Humpbacks stole the show. Captain Dave and his crew ran two excursions today and saw a total of 1,600 long-beaked...
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May 4, 20172 min read
4 humpback whales, 5 gray whales, and about 1000 long beaked common dolphins
2017 05-04 SB Coast Although Captain Dave had to deal with fog most of the day today the total sightings were phenomenal. 4 humpback...
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May 2, 20172 min read
Dolphins and gray whale mothers with calves
2017 05-02 SB Coast Today we ran two trips and saw 8 gray whales, 1,300 long-beaked common dolphins and 6 coastal bottlenose dolphins. ...
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Apr 24, 20172 min read
A gray whale calf ejected mud through its baleen while on the surface
2017 04-24 SB Coast High winds were forecasted for our region of the Santa Barbara Channel, but Captain Eric and his crew got lucky and...
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Apr 23, 20171 min read
200 long-beaked common dolphins and 11 gray whales
2017 04-23 SB Coast Although there was negligible wind, there was a slight bump on the surface coming from much rough conditions to the...
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Apr 22, 20173 min read
The humpback feeding frenzy stole the show.
2017 04-22 SB Coast Humpback whale feeding frenzy, gray whale calves and two different species of dolphins made todays three excursions...
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Apr 19, 20171 min read
Sightings were fantastic with lots of whales and dolphins.
2017 04-19 SB Coast Although the day started out with dense fog all the way down to the deck, it lifted by mid-morning and created ample...
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