2 of the many whales log on surface again today Ideal glassy conditions all day fostered wonderful cetacean viewing opportunities.  Down...

You cannot blame these two humpback whales for wanting a bit of relaxation on such a nice day. The two logged on the surface for a long...

“Rope” the Humpback Reunion Time in the Channel Captain Dave left the harbor and pointed it east this morning under bright sunny skies...

California sea lions relax in a drifting giant kelp paddy in the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel. A Grand Tour of Santa Barbara...

3 Humpback Whales, Dolphins and “Top Notch” Gets Airborne Out by the oil rigs we found our pal “Top Notch,” who was swimming random...

The whole body of “Lucky” the humpback whale is visible in the clear blue water. “Lucky” the humpback whale steals the show again Very...

Megaptera novaeangliae pect slap 2014 08-07 SB Channel-VID-004 Now our rescued humpback whale “Lucky” also becomes a double entendre !...

Top Notch the humpback with a notch in its dorsal fin gave a top notch performance out on the grounds today. Our Humpback Whale Friend...

More Interesting Minke Whale Behavior + More Our week of interesting interactions with Minke whales continued again today.  Two of the...

Wounds on the tail stock of “Lucky” the disentangle humpback whale seem to be healing after almost 2 months. Captain Dave was part of the...

Friendly Minke Whale Goes Surfing & More ! Rumors of a single so-called “friendly” Minke whale in the Santa Barbara Channel have been...

Countless dolphins and More Another flat, calm day on the Santa Barbara Channel and we watched dolphins everywhere, from the coast to the...

A straight line of incredibly fast moving common dolphins. Dolphin and Sea Lion Masses and Top Notch too Top Notch the medium sized...

One of several hundred or more tiny long beaked common dolphin calves in a massive nursery pod today. Common Dolphin Nursery Pod Bonanza...

Lately our friend “Top Notch” the humpback has been visiting us on an almost daily basis. The red arrow shows the location of its “notch”...

A Complete Tour of the Channel on a Gorgeous Day Captain Dave ran the Condor Express way to the west to look for wildlife off the Gaviota...

An East Channel Day A medium sized humpback that we have been seeing this week on and off, characterized by its size and a huge patch of...

Cetacean Society Scores Many Marine Mammal Species An American Cetacean Society all day whale watch charter today covered many many miles...

2 Trips and a Nice Variety of Cetaceans After sighting a sea turtle yesterday, the focus was on cetaceans today. Two trips left the docks...

2 Cooperative Minke Whales and 1 Nice Humpback Captain Dave ran a coastal path and went west today.  There were common dolphins...