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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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A wide diversity of Marine Life! | 6 Humpbacks, 1 Gray, 750 Commons, 5 Dall's porpoise, 1 blue shark, 1 Mola
Perfectly calm sea conditions allowed us to find a whole heap of life today. Right out the harbor, we watched a huge pod of common...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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Spectacular sightings with 14+ whales! | 12+ humpbacks, 2 Gray Whales, 500 commons, 1 blue shark
Sunny skies and flat calm seas graced the channel as it has for the past couple of days and is forecasted to for the next couple....

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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Every trick in the book, including some new ones! | 10+ Humpbacks, 1 Gray Whale, 500 commons
The sea state couldn't have been better today as we were blessed with calm seas, sunny skies, and a whole bunch of marine life! Our trip...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 14, 20241 min read
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3 CETACEAN SPECIES! | 3 Humpbacks, 1 Gray Whale, 300 Commons
Beautiful sunny skies with a slight bump greeted us in the channel this morning. Only about 10 minutes outside the harbor, our crew...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 9, 20241 min read
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Humpback Galore! | 12+ Humpback Whales, 1 Gray whale, 200 commons
A bright and beautiful day would unfold ahead of us as we left the harbor. Not 2 minutes out of the harbor and we were already on a...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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Frisky Grays interact with Bottlenose! | 12+ Gray whales, 50+ Bottlenose
Beautiful conditions graced the channel today as skies were clear, waters were calm, and our passengers and crew were full of excitement!...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 27, 20241 min read
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A stunning day at Sea | 3 gray whales, 100 commons
Conditions could not have been better as the seas were flat and zero wind graced the channel. An overcast sky lifted later in the day as...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 16, 20241 min read
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Gray whale season is among us! | 1 Gray Whale, 2,000 common dolphin
Calm seas with large swells greeted us in the channel. We went searching for yesterday's killer whales to no avail. Instead, we found...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Dec 27, 20231 min read
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