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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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All three families of Cetacea!
A whole smorgasborg of cetacea were seen on today's trip; 4 cetacean species in totality! Captain Adam led us west towards the western end of Santa Cruz Island. Before reaching the painted cave, we spent time with our first cetacean species of the day. ~15 dall's porpoise sped across our bow. They weaved in and out between us and spent a good amount of time bow riding. Nearby a small juvenile humpback gave us a few nice looks. We visited the world-famous painted cave and had

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 191 min read
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Hungry Cow/ Calf Humpbacks and more!
Today's excursion took us west towards the East Channel Buoy where we first came across 5-6 dall’s porpoise. Here we also found a very...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 26, 20251 min read
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3 Humpbacks on a nice Day
We encountered 3 humpbacks today in beautiful seas. All three whales were smaller juveniles with very black tails! We first encountered a...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 20, 20251 min read
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Four Cetacean Species!
We enjoyed a simply beautiful spring day with lots of marine diversity! We started out the morning with a close look at 2 minke whales,...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 19, 20251 min read
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Humpbacks back in the channel
Yet another beautiful day in the channel, packed with wildlife! We started out our trip with a nice pod of ~300 common dolphins. The...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 19, 20251 min read
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Humpbacks and Dall's Porpoise
5 humpbacks and 6 Dall's Porpoises near the west end of SCI. We witnessed some lungeing as well! Until Next Time, The SBWW Crew

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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