Harbour Porpoise
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Incredible Encounter in Monterey! – 22/7/03
Here we go again! Am I a glutton for punishment? Or am I just an acute ‘Whale Nut?!’ I headed down to the Whale Watch on the Wharf, to get on board the Sea Wolf II again for today’s next installment of marine wonder! It was foggy again so I wondered if we would be…
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Killer Whales “Ruin” Our Day of Porpoise Study – 17/5/20
We study porpoises around the world, but obviously, every living thing in the ocean gets our attention. Big and small, black and white or the simple, stylish grey of our favourite small cetacean, the Harbour Porpoise, we get to see it all. Sometimes, though, we are a little more conflicted about those sightings, and this…
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A Gray Whale on the First Day of the Season – 22/2/20
This was my first whale watching trip of the year. As it started we headed around the bay searching for Gray Whales that had been reported on the radio. We went all the way out to Point Bonita, then retraced our steps back towards Angel Island. We spotted some California Sea Lions resting on the…
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Porpoise Watching from the Golden Gate Bridge – 21/2/20
Friday, February 21 was a beautiful day out on the Golden Gate Bridge. Soon after we arrived, we spotted some seabirds and a California Sea Lion. As we got closer to the center span of the bridge, we also started spotting Harbor Porpoises. One of them had a large scar on its flank. Some of…
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Five Humpbacks Feeding – 17/7/19
On our first trip of the day we had beautiful sea conditions and excellent visibility with very little wind. We headed out past the shipping lane, where we found 5 humpback whales feeding. The whales were in about 82 feet of water. 4 of them stayed within a few yards of each other for most…