April 17, 2023 Monday: 5 North Bound 2 Calves 0 South Bound 5.5 hrs Cloudy and overcast: 61 degrees, flat calm ocean, Wind 1-3 mph A small Catalina type sail boat crashed on shore this morning at county line across from Neptunes Net Restaurant. No injuries were reported. According to bystanders the boat captain reportedly … Continue reading Damaged Boat Washed Ashore At County Line: Two Gray Whale Cow/Calf Pairs
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Four Cow/Calf Gray Whale Pairs and One Tagged Sea Lion #1734
April 13,2023 Thursday: Partly cloudy, partly sunny, mostly overcast with calm seas and cool crisp 54 degrees in the morning warming up to 58 degrees in the afternoon. Four sightings today included three underweight gray whale cows (mothers) with actively nursing and bottom filter feeding calves. Two of the more underweight Cows (mothers) had visible … Continue reading Four Cow/Calf Gray Whale Pairs and One Tagged Sea Lion #1734
NOAA Research Ship: Bell M. Shimada: 5 Gray Whales
Saturday: April 1st,2023 Sunny, light wind 5-7 mph with 10mph gusts, 67 degrees and small white caps to the horizon. NOAA Research Vessel Ship Bell M. Shimada was seen just off the coast of Malibu at the Point Dume State Marine Reserve and Point Dume State Marine Conservation Area. The geographic locations for the Reserve and … Continue reading NOAA Research Ship: Bell M. Shimada: 5 Gray Whales
Wildflowers and Twelve Gray Whales North
Monday March 27th, 2023 Sunny, flat calm ocean with shore break waves. Wind 1-3mph and 64 degrees. The first sighting was a pod of 5 gray whales that migrated through quickly without stopping. Three of the five whales fluked. All of the whales produced audible blows as they went past creating large tall blows that … Continue reading Wildflowers and Twelve Gray Whales North