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
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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