4 Whales 5.5 hrs July 23,2025 Wednesday Sunny, warm 70-74 degrees with cool ocean breeze. Wind 3-5mph increasing mid afternoon 15-18mph. Water 62 degrees. Busy beach with all three towers open and the Mounted Sheriff's out patrolling along Westward Beach all the way to the Rock Wall at Point Dume State Beach. Later the Sheriff's … Continue reading Whales Observed offshore at Point Dume and Mounted Sheriff on Patrol
April 20, 2025 Saturday 1 North Bound 0 Calves 0 South Bound 6.5 hrs 2 REW*** A solo Gray Whale with various large deep wounds or healing scars. Dark necrotic looking tissue in center and steep edges covered with lice on both sides of the rostrum (head). Left side view shows increased lumpy body contours … Continue reading Thin Solo Gray Whale with Large Necrotic Wound and Alarming Number of Gray Whale Deaths
April 14th, 2023 Friday The first Gray Whale sighting was a solo adult migrating on a slow but steady path 1/2 a mile out. The whale abruptly changed its course making a right turn and headed directly into shore. The whale stayed for over 45 minutes displaying several behaviors including heads up/tails up, tail swashing, … Continue reading Two Cow Calf Pairs and Two Solo Gray Whales
11 North Bound 4 Calves 0 South Bound 9.5 hrs April 12th, 2023 Wednesday Cloudy, overcast with FOG and mid morning light rain. First sighting was a cow/calf pair with an escort 1800 yards out. The solo escort whale was an underweight adult. The calf alternated sides with each surfacing and stopped to spyhop several … Continue reading Eleven Gray Whales including FOUR Gray Whale Calves!!! Light Rain and Fog
4 North Bound 0 South Bound 3.25 hrs Clear sunny day with views of Catalina Island to the south and The Channel Islands to the north. Two sightings, one single in close but traveled through quickly. Next, a trio moved through coming in closer as it passed the transect them bearing out into the sun … Continue reading Four Gray Whales Point Dume
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