10+ Humpbacks, including our old friend Scarlet + a surprise in front of the harbor!

Stunning sea conditions graced the channel. Visibilty was superb as we could see the channel islands in the distance some 20+ miles away. We first happened across a nice feeding area with a few hundred dolphins and two younf humpback whales. The two whales were busy feeding below the surface, but put up their giant tails as they dove.

A few miles south we ran into a nice group of humpback whales. They were all spread out over a few miles, we counted at least 8 in this area. We enjoyed watching them in beautiful sea conditions and also spect time with a nice pod of 2,000 dolphins. On the way home, one more whale caught our attention. "Scarlet," has been documented in the SBC for over 16 years. Scarlet has a very distinctive ship strike scar, a large propeller wound with round lumps of scar tissue behind her rostrum, so she is very unique and identifiable. Notice her sightings history below. She is certainly a Santa Barbara local! https://happywhale.com/individual/568

In front of the harbor the oceans had one last surprise in store! We observed a HUGE male California sea lion devouring a cow nose ray alive. Bad day to be a ray, good day to be a sea lion!

Until Next Time,

The SBWW Crew