gray whale mother and calf

Mother and calf put on a show

2018 05-11 SB Coast Captain Tasha took the Condor Express up and down the coast at noon today and ended up with some great looks at 2...

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May 10, 20181 min read

Gray whales and dolphins along the coast

2018 05-10 SB Channel Two excursions left the docks today, one at 9am and the other at noon. Sightings for the day include: 4 gray...

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May 9, 20181 min read

Dolphins and gray whales

2018 05-09 SB Coast Sightings today included: 400 long-beaked common dolphins and 2 gray whales. These were closely watched cetaceans...

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May 8, 20181 min read

Whale and dolphin interaction today.

2018 05-08 SB Coast Heavy fog, with near zero lateral visibility on the water, persisted from our exit of Santa Barbara Harbor until we...

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May 7, 20182 min read

Over 100 cetaceans per hour today

2018 05-07 SB Coast These are the final few days of our annual northbound gray whale, coastal Santa Barbara excursions. Starting next...

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May 4, 20181 min read

Common and bottlenose dolphins plus 4 whales.

2018 05-04 SB Coast It was another sunny day along the coast of Santa Barbara and points to the west of town, with clear cobalt blue...

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May 2, 20181 min read

Six gray whales and lots of calves

2018 05-02 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew ran two trips today with great sea conditions. The morning trip was calm and sunny. The...

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May 1, 20181 min read

More gray whale calves and dolphins

2018 05-01 SB Coast A single noon departure plied the coastal waters in search of wildlife under the threat of rain. Luckily, the rain...

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Apr 30, 20181 min read

Two different species of dolphins and loads of gray whale calves

2018 04-30 SB Coast Only 2 weeks left on our coastal gray whale season and things are still going strong! Sightings for the day...

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Apr 25, 20181 min read

gray whale mother and calf

A giant fin whale, two gray whales and hundreds of dolphins

2018 04-25 SB Coast Three trips left Santa Barbara Harbor today with exceptional sea conditions. The morning trip experienced a high...

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Apr 24, 20181 min read

Four gray whales today

2018 04-24 SB Coast Captain Tasha ran a single, 12 noon, trip along the coast today under thin high clouds. Seas were calm and glassy. ...

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Apr 23, 20181 min read

More gray whale calves and dolphins

2018 04-23 SB Coast A single trip left Santa Barbara Harbor at noon under a low cloud layer. Seas were glassy and calm. Total sightings...

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Apr 20, 20181 min read

Gray whale calves and two kinds of dolphins today

Two trips, one at 9 AM and one at noon, went out in search of whales and other wildlife. Totals for the day included five gray whales,...

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Apr 17, 20181 min read

Gray whale cow-calf parade ramps up

2018 04-17 SB Coast Two trips left Santa Barbara Harbor today, one at 9am the other at noon. Sea conditions were fabulous. Skies were...

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Apr 15, 20181 min read

An amazing day full of whales

2018 04-15 SB Coast Calm seas prevailed along the Santa Barbara coast today. Skies were partly cloudy with plenty of little sunny warm...

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“Rope” was our first humpback of the season!

Apr 14, 20182 min read

gray whale mother and calf

“Rope” was our first humpback of the season!

A pair of gray whales heads northbound off the coast of Isla Vista. 2018 04-14 SB Coast Three trips left the docks today with Captain...

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Apr 11, 20181 min read

Another gray whale mother and calf!

2018 04-11 SB Coast Only a noon trip left Santa Barbara Harbor today. Sea conditions were doable and there was no wind. Total sightings...

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Apr 9, 20181 min read

Great weather is the backdrop to fantastic sightings

2018 04-09 SB Coast Seven gray whales, six inshore bottlenose dolphins and 150 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched today. ...

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Apr 7, 20181 min read