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Humpbacks on the rise along with thousands of dolphins
2018 08-14 SB Channel Today’s sightings: 5 humpback whales and 2500 long-beaked common dolphins. Captain Dave and his crew reported...
Aug 14, 20181 min read
Multiple whales and thousands of dolphins
2018 08-13 SB Channel Captain Tasha and her team located and closely watched 3+ humpback whales, 2000 long-beaked common dolphins, 1...
Aug 13, 20181 min read
Calm seas. Two humpback encounters and oh, so many dolphins!
2018 08-12 SB Channel Captain Tasha and the crew of the Condor Express crossed the Santa Barbara Channel in search of wildlife and...
Aug 12, 20181 min read
Two humpback whales and a couple thousand dolphins.
2018 08-10 SB Channel A morning marine layer soon gave way to a sunny day with calm seas in the Santa Barbara Channel. Sightings for...
Aug 10, 20181 min read
Humpbacks, Minke, and both short- and long-beaked dolphins
2018 08-09 SB Channel Captain Colton and the crew of the Condor Express ran a course parallel to Santa Cruz Island, heading east to a...
Aug 9, 20181 min read
Kelping humpback and other delights
2018 08-07 SB Channel – Far East Captain Dave returned to the hot zone that has been firing north and east of Anacapa Island this week. ...
Aug 7, 20181 min read
Humpback tail throws, Minke whales and plenty of dolphins.
2018 08-06 SB Channel – Far East As happened yesterday, once again Captain Tasha and her crew ran to the far east and located a nice hot...
Aug 6, 20181 min read
Humpback whales, a Minke whale and thousands of dolphins enjoy Fiesta.
2018 08-04 SB Channel East Captain Dave ran a boat load of happy Santa Barbara Fiesta whale lovers across the Channel and located loads...
Aug 4, 20181 min read
Fresh conditions create dramatic sightings of whales and dolphins.
2018 08-02 SB Channel Captain Tasha and the crew of the Condor Express ran across the Santa Barbara Channel to a previous whale hot spot...
Aug 2, 20181 min read
A booby, humpbacks and plenty of dolphins
2018 08-01 SB Channel Captain Dave worked the north face of Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa islands today and the Condor Express got great...
Aug 1, 20181 min read
Nice humpback sightings and plenty of dolphins
2018 07-30 SB Channel The Condor Express set out to cross the Santa Barbara Channel in heavy fog this morning. The whale action started...
Jul 30, 20181 min read
The humpbacks were here today !
2018 07-29 SB Channel Captain Tasha and the crew of the Condor Express ran two trips today. Totals for both trips included: 11 humpback...
Jul 29, 20181 min read
Risso’s, commons and humpback whales.
2018 07-28 SB Channel While ocean conditions were very nice, the atmosphere played some tricks on the Condor Express today, with patches...
Jul 28, 20181 min read
Nice weather for humpbacks and dolphins
2018 07-25 SB Channel East Sightings for today included 3 humpback whales, 1000 long-beaked common dolphins, and 1 Minke whale. Captain...
Jul 25, 20181 min read
ACS-LA Charter yields blues, humpbacks and more
2018 07-21 SB Channel-ACS The American Cetacean Society, Los Angeles Chapter, ran their annual summer all-day whale watching trip today. ...
Jul 21, 20182 min read
Six different cetacean species
2018 07-03 SB Channel – West Captain Dave and his crew traversed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the middle of the north coast...
Jul 3, 20181 min read
Lots of blue whales, lots of humpback whales and a couple thousand dolphins.
2018 07-01 SB Channel Captain Tasha and the crew of the Condor Express put in tremendous effort and brought some amazing wildlife...
Jul 1, 20181 min read
Island yields giant blue whale and breaching humpbacks.
2018 05-15 SB Channel Gray whale-watching season for the Condor Express ended last Sunday and today was our first “island whale watch.” ...
May 15, 20182 min read
Grays, Humpbacks and hundreds of dolphins
2018 04-21 SB Channel Today’s sightings included 3 gray whales, 2 humpback whales and 800 long-beaked common dolphins. Sea conditions...
Apr 21, 20181 min read
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2017 12-01 SB Channel There was lots of mammal action near the island today. In The Lanes, adjacent to Arch Rock, Santa Cruz Island,...
Dec 1, 20171 min read
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