On our first trip of the day we headed west towards the end of the shipping lane. There we found one humpback whale feeding in 86 feet of water.

We spotted birds hovering over the whale and anchovies on the fish finder. There were some fishing boats nearby the whale as well. From some quick looks at the whale’s fluke, we were able to identify the individual as Lotus.

It was foggy, but we had decent sea conditions for viewing the whale. We stayed with the animal for about 40 minutes.

On our next trip we returned to the same spot and found the same whale, Lotus, still feeding in 94 feet of water. Another unidentified whale had joined Lotus. We also saw splashes and spouts from whales in the distance.

-Allison

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