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A Special Whale Watching Trip to the Gulf of the Farallones – 13/10/19
This trip was for a marine biology case study class I’m taking for my Masters program at the Estuary and Ocean Science Center at SF State. We arrived in Sausalito around sunrise to board the Salty Lady and head out into the Gulf of the Farallones. We spotted some Harbor Porpoises and bird activity in…
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A Foggy Day with Whales – 9/11/19
On this trip we headed out on a very foggy day into the Gulf of the Farallones to search for whales. The fog was thick and visibility was severely limited. On our way out, we found a large group of birds near the shipping lane, but no whales. When we got out to the end…
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Feeding Humpbacks – 15/9/19
On our first trip of the day we were surprised with good visibility and calm sea conditions. We found two humpback whales feeding near the middle of the shipping lane. The closer whale was moving around quite a bit, seemingly looking for food. Eventually it found a good spot and we started to see birds…
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Another Great Trip with Feeding Humpbacks – 27/9/19
On our first trip of the day we found two humpbacks feeding in 100 feet of water. These whales were just outside the shipping lane. The first whale we spotted we identified as Gator, one of the frequently sighted whales in this area. We got a good look at Gator’s fluke and dorsal fin. We…
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Humpbacks Close to Shore – 4/8/19
On our first trip of the day we headed through the fog to the south. Near Mussel Rock we stopped to see a mola mola (ocean sunfish). While watching the sunfish, we spotted a whale ahead of us. It was moving west and doing frequent fluke dives. As we approached, the water deepened from 40…