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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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EPIC numbers of whales! | 20+ Humpbacks, 3+ Blues
An incredible day at sea, June started off with an absolute bang! We found ourselves surrounded by whales. It was hard to keep track of...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 1, 20241 min read
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WHALE TRIFECTA?! ...Almost | 5+ Humpbacks, 2 Fin Whales, 1 Blue Whale*, 30 Commons, 2 Bottlenose
FIVE Cetacean species were present in the channel today. With beautifully flat sea conditions we could use the boat's speed to track down...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 30, 20242 min read
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3 MIGHTY BLUE WHALES | 3 Blue Whales, 250 Common dolphins
We spent a spectacular Memorial Day at sea with the world's largest inhabitants! A report from our friend Holly Lohuis aboard Island...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 27, 20241 min read
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A blue, a fin, and an entangled Fur Seal | 1 Blue Whale, 1 Fin whale, 1,500 common dolphins, 1 free Fur Seal
It was a beautiful day in the channel, a great break for our typical May Gray with sunny skies and a small bump on the sea surface. We...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 26, 20241 min read
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2+ Humpbacks and a Mighty Blue Whale
Another gorgeous day in the channel led us to a couple of giant beauties. Our first encounter of the day was with a cow/ calf pair of...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 18, 20241 min read
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A Mighty Blue Whale | 1 Blue Whale, 2 Humpback whales, 250 Commons
Another May gray kind of day with great sightings! Our same active feeding spot was alive today with whales and dolphins. Our first...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 15, 20241 min read
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2 Blue Beauties and more! | 2 Blue Whales, 4+ Humpback whales, 500 commons
May Gray again today with beautiful sea conditions allowed us to search the channel at high speeds. We ventured to the same feeding spot...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 13, 20241 min read
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BLUE WHALES! | 2 Blue Whales, 1,000 commons
Today we were treated to quite the surprise! 2 GIANT Blue Whales graced the channel with their gargantuan presence. Blue whales have been...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 8, 20241 min read
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