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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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Whales and a brand new baby dolphin | 3 humpbacks, 1 blue whale, 2,500 commons, 100 bottlenose
Ggray skies covered the channel but visibility and sea conditions were great. Along with it, we found a whole heap of marine life....

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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Whales, dolphins, and FOG... oh my! | 4+ blue whales, 2+ Humpback whales, 2,500 common dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins
Another foggy day in the channel didn't deter us from having a great day in the channel with lots of wildlife. Both trips had very...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 6, 20241 min read
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A dozen blues, and just as many Humpbacks! | 12+ Blue Whales, 10 Humpbacks
Whales were everywhere as a dozen blues and almost as many humpbacks appeared in front of Santa Cruz island. Tails and spouts were just...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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BLUE WHALE MANIA! | 12+ Blue Whales, 2 Fin whales, 4+ humpbacks, 500 common dolphins
Just about as good as it gets today with an endless amount of whales! There was a light breeze and a small bump on the ocean today, but...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Another Banger! | 7+ Humpback whales, 2 blue whales, 3,000 common dolphins
Another day with spectacular sea conditions allowed us to find all the wildlife we could've hoped for! Out of the harbor and into the...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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Another Gorgeous day at Sea | 1 Blue Whale, 1 Humpback whale, 500 Common dolphins, 1 Mola mola
The glassiest seas imaginable today greeted us from start to finish. Here's how the day went. A large group of about 500 common dolphins...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 4, 20241 min read
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The Santa Barbara GRAND SLAM! | 5+ Blue Whales, 2+ Humpbacks, 1 Fin whale, 1 Gray Whale, 50 Commons
It was an absolutely perfect day in the Santa Barbara Channel, complete with the SB GRAND SLAM! FOUR baleen whale species + common...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 3, 20241 min read
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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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Whales EVERYWHERE! | 15+ Humpbacks
Sea conditions were astonishingly flat which allowed us to find the humpback honey hole. Our first whale was one we spent with yesterday....

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 31, 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 Humpbacks off Santa Rosa Island
Another nice day with humpback whales off of Santa Rosa Island! We first came across a young juvenile whale. It showed us its tail while...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 19, 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 nice day with Humpback whales | 2 Humpbacks, 20 Bottlenose dolphin
Gray skies continued today as we traversed the Santa Barbara Channel. We trekked towards the same feeding ground where the whales had...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 15, 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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Summer Approaches! | 8 Humpback whales, 2,000 commons
Summer approaches and the whales are here to prove it! We spent a beautiful day with 8+ humpbacks and 2,000 common dolphins. We found all...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 10, 20241 min read
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Another Day with Juvenile Humpbacks | 2 Humpbacks, 400 Commons
A stunning day at sea yielded some beautiful marine life. Out of the harbor, we found a nice pod of common dolphins. The dolphins came...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 10, 20241 min read
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Juvenile Humpbacks! | 2 Humpbacks, 1500 commons
Nice sea conditions and sunny skies greeted us in the morning. We trekked west until we found a nice pod of common dolphins surfing the...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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CHRONIC BREACHER steals the show among 12+ humpbacks
Wind and swell picked up a bit from yesterday's glassy excursion but that didn't hold us back from having an incredible day. Among 12+...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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2 HOURS of Friendly Whales! | 4+ Humpbacks, 1 blue shark
We certainly didn't expect to top yesterday's friendly encounter, but you never know what's in store when whale watching in the Santa...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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