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Sep 26, 20171 min read

Giant blue whales, humpback whales, and other mammals

2017 09-26 SB Channel There were three distinct activity zones or hot spots today in the Santa Barbara Channel and located by Captain...

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Sep 23, 20171 min read

Condor Express

More than a dozen humpback whales and thousands of dolphins.

2017 09-23 SB Channel Excellent weather and sea conditions resulted in a good quantity of high quality wildlife encounters today. There...

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Sep 21, 20171 min read

common dolphins

Wind and seas motivates wild humpback behaviors

2017 09-21 SB Channel There was a moderate breeze and surface chop on our side of the Santa Barbara Channel. This restricted our search...

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Sep 20, 20171 min read

Condor Express

The Channel was rich with common dolphins and humpback whales

2017 09-20 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Channel was rich with long-beaked common dolphins, humpback whales and California sea lions. ...

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Sep 19, 20171 min read

Condor Express

A very active humpback calf and more!

2017 09-19 SB Channel Captain Dave ran the Condor Express under a high stratus layer and with relatively calm seas. Dave and the crew...

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Sep 18, 20172 min read

sea lion

Sea lions play a game during dinner…and more!

2017 09-18 SB Channel Captain Eric reported closely watching: *4 humpback whales, 500 long-beaked common dolphins, 1 Minke whale and 500...

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Sep 15, 20172 min read

Condor Express

Large numbers of whales and dolphins in the north Channel

2017 09-15 SB Channel It was another sunny day with excellent weather and sea conditions for locating and watching wildlife. Captain...

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Sep 14, 20171 min read

Condor Express

11 humpback whales and 1500 dolphins

2017 09-14 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew had spectacular sea conditions, bright sun and only a light afternoon breeze in our neck...

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Sep 10, 20172 min read

sea lion

Humpback, blue and 2 kinds of dolphins

2017 09-10 SB Channel There was a weird little chop on the water and the atmosphere was a bit humid as the northern edge of a tropical...

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Sep 8, 20171 min read

blue whales

Blue whales logging underwater

2017 09-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew encountered sunny skies, a moderate breeze and some residual choppy seas from yesterday’s...

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Sep 3, 20172 min read

Condor Express

Whales breaching and lots of dolphins

2017 09-03 SB Channel It was sunny and warm in the Santa Barbara Channel. There were some clouds to the north, above the Santa Ynez...

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Sep 2, 20171 min read

common dolphins

“The whale generally mugged us”

2017 09-02 SB Channel There is a heat wave going on in southern California and even the cool Santa Barbara Channel was under its grips. ...

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Aug 29, 20171 min read

blue whales

8 blue whales were closely watched today.

2017 08-29 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew dealt with “interesting” sea conditions today and still located the giant blue whale...

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Aug 24, 20171 min read

Condor Express

Blue whale calf mugs Condor Express…again!

2017 08-24 SB Channel A stratus layer kept skies gray with filtered light, but seas were very calm today. Captain Dave and his crew...

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Aug 21, 20172 min read

Condor Express

Mother blue whale and her calf were back again

2017 08-21 SB Channel East In the early morning there were alternating patches of marine layer stratus and sunshine. But not long after...

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Aug 19, 20171 min read

Condor Express

Late summer blue whales in the Santa Barbara Channel

2017 08-19 SB Channel In the late summer blue whales often migrate back to the Santa Barbara Channel from other feeding locations north...

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Aug 12, 20171 min read

sea lion

Two species of whales, two species of dolphins

2017 08-12 SB Channel There was hardly a breath of wind. Skies had a thin stratus layer that came down to the deck once or twice as we...

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Aug 11, 20171 min read

Condor Express

A great day in the Santa Barbara Channel

2017 08-11 SB Channel Captain Dave made a run towards the west again today but had to throttle-down a tad due to a moderate on-coming...

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Aug 10, 20171 min read

Risso's Dolphins

Sightings included 3 species of dolphins and 1 kind of whale

2017 08-10 SB Channel It was a bright and sunny day in the western Santa Barbara Channel. Seas had a very small chop and there was a...

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Aug 7, 20171 min read

common dolphins

Northern Channel produces an abundance of animals

2017 08-07 SB Channel Eric and his crew racked-up a whopping 9 humpback whales and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins while touring...

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