Five different species of cetaceans!
2018 11-18 SB Channel Captain Tasha and her crew racked-up an amazing array of cetaceans with awesome sightings of each species. Totals...
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- Oct 11, 2018
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Whales, common dolphins and offshore bottlenose dolphins
2018 10-11 SB Channel Although skies were covered by a gray marine layer for part of the trip, seas were absolutely calm and still....
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- Sep 12, 2018
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Another Gaviota trip produces great sightings and fun.
2018 09-12 Western Channel A light marine layer burned off to become a gorgeous sunny day with very calm seas…ideal for wildlife...
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- Sep 7, 2018
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Humpback mom and calf plus thousands of dolphins
2018 09-07 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew encountered another flat, calm day with a persistent marine stratus layer. Fortunately,...
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- Sep 5, 2018
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Three species of dolphins and whales too!
2018 09-05 SB Channel The fog monster hung around most of the morning and there was near zero visibility at times. Consequently, there...
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- Jul 17, 2018
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Blue whales, fin whale, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins!
2018 07-17 SB Channel – East Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express closely watched 5 blue whales, 1 fin whales, 400 long-beaked...
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- May 29, 2018
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Two species of dolphins and a giant blue whale
2018 05-29 SB Channel A mill pond flat and glassy day made for wonderful cetacean sightings today. Skies had a high stratus layer except...
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- May 13, 2018
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Last gray whale day features another mother and calf…plus dolphins!
2018 05-13 SB Coast Today we ran our last coastal whale watching trips for northbound migrating gray whales. Two trips left the docks at...
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- May 8, 2018
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Whale and dolphin interaction today.
2018 05-08 SB Coast Heavy fog, with near zero lateral visibility on the water, persisted from our exit of Santa Barbara Harbor until we...
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- May 7, 2018
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Over 100 cetaceans per hour today
2018 05-07 SB Coast These are the final few days of our annual northbound gray whale, coastal Santa Barbara excursions. Starting next...
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- May 4, 2018
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Common and bottlenose dolphins plus 4 whales.
2018 05-04 SB Coast It was another sunny day along the coast of Santa Barbara and points to the west of town, with clear cobalt blue...
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- Apr 28, 2018
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Four large fin whales and lots of dolphins
2018 04-28 SB Coast The day started off nice, but during the mid-morning a fresh breeze kicked up. This did not deter our Captain Dave...
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- Apr 20, 2018
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Gray whale calves and two kinds of dolphins today
Two trips, one at 9 AM and one at noon, went out in search of whales and other wildlife. Totals for the day included five gray whales,...
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- Apr 18, 2018
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Fin whales, gray whales and bottlenose dolphins
Two excellent fin whales were encountered along with 25 inshore bottlenose sightings and four gray whales on two excursions today. Trips...
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- Apr 17, 2018
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Gray whale cow-calf parade ramps up
2018 04-17 SB Coast Two trips left Santa Barbara Harbor today, one at 9am the other at noon. Sea conditions were fabulous. Skies were...
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- Apr 15, 2018
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An amazing day full of whales
2018 04-15 SB Coast Calm seas prevailed along the Santa Barbara coast today. Skies were partly cloudy with plenty of little sunny warm...
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- Apr 9, 2018
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Great weather is the backdrop to fantastic sightings
2018 04-09 SB Coast Seven gray whales, six inshore bottlenose dolphins and 150 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched today. ...
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- Apr 7, 2018
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More inter-species interaction today between a whale and some dolphins
2018 04-07 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew ran two trips today, one at 9am and the other at noon. There were 5 gray whales, 6 inshore...
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- Apr 4, 2018
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Fun with whales and dolphins
2018 04-04 SB Channel Over the course of three coastal excursions today 4 gray whales, 15 inshore bottlenose dolphins and 80 long-beaked...
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- Apr 3, 2018
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White-sided and bottlenose dolphins interact
2018 04-03 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew took the Condor Express on two excursions today, one at 9am and the other at noon. Totals...
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