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
March 17th, 2025 Monday 11 North Bound 0 South Bound 8 hrs Happy St. Patricks Day! The luck of the Irish was with us today spotting 11 North Bound Gray Whales despite the rain, wind and rough choppy seas!!! Water Temperature 53 degrees. The 1st pair of Gray Whales traveled through quickly. The next few … Continue reading Gusty winds, Light Rain, Fog and First Breaching Gray Whale of the Season
16 North Bound 0 South Bound 7.75 hrs March 15, 2025 Saturday Sunny 62 degrees, water 52 degrees, Wind 8-10 mph increased 18-20 with Gusts over 25 mph in late afternoon. 9 sightings included a quad that split into two pairs. 5 solos, 3 pairs. Several Gray Whales traveled close to shore today with good … Continue reading 16 Gray Whales and One Sea Lion still Stranded at Point Dume
1 North Bound 0 South Bound 5 hrs One underweight Gray Whale with visible scapular area and sunken neck areas where a thick fat pad should be, was seen migrating north in todays rough choppy seas. The whale appeared to be feeding in the surf zone for several minutes with head lifting out of water … Continue reading One UnderWeight Gray Whale Migrating North Past Point Dume Malibu
April 16, 2023 Sunday 6 North Bound 3 Calves 0 South Bound 8.75 hrs Cloudy overcast morning 59 degrees, flat calm ocean, 0-2 mph light wind. Hazy marine layer at horizon with no views of channel islands. Stand Up Paddle-boarders (SUP) were out enjoying the ocean conditions and much further out than typically observed here … Continue reading Three Gray Whale Cow/Calf Pairs: One Cow/Calf Pair Escorted by Dolphins
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