Considering the dense fog, we did OK.
- Bob Perry
- Aug 11
- 1 min read
2025 08–11 SB Channel
Zero visibility fog made locating wildlife fairly impossible until 12:30 PM. Luckily there was no wind and only a light bump on the water. Captain Dave and the crew ran southwest (very slowly and cautiously), ending up near the buoy. Sightings for the day included: 3 humpback whales and 4000 common dolphins.
With adequate lateral visibility in the buoy area, all of our sightings took place there today. We had numerous pods of dolphins of all sizes, some with only a few hundred animals and others were megapods that numbered in the thousands.
Our first whale encounter was a mother humpback with her calf. They were surrounded by dolphins. The pair had very long surface times and very short dive times. We watched as they were mostly milling around on the surface. A couple of tail flukes were seen.
Continuing north, a single humpback spouted in the far distance. Nobody saw it but the crew, so we did not put it in our count. Further north, again surrounded by dolphins, we found our last whale of the day. It, too, was milling around.
You never know what mother nature has in store.
Bob Perry
NOTE: there is no such thing as “Whaledar,” yet, such as we have for locating objects above the water line using Radar. Scientists are working on it. Fog may still be a hindrance. Stay tuned.
