Location: San Francisco
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A Foggy Day with Cetaceans – 14/5/18
We found two bottlenose dolphins just past the Golden Gate Bridge. One was slightly larger than the other. They were bow riding and spinning underneath us. We continued out through the straight and past the demarcation line. Just past the line we found two humpbacks. The humpbacks stayed about 200 yards away and were slowly…
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Porpoises and Humpbacks – 15/5/18
The weather was very calm and clear. From the strait, we could see all the way to the Farallon Islands. Harbor porpoises were active all over the Golden Gate Strait. We also spotted some sea lions and harbor seals. We found two humpback whales southwest of Mile Rock with a huge group of cormorants. The…
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Golden Gate Bridge Porpoise Count – 15/12/20
Mid-December brought some strong tides to San Francisco Bay. Our Cetacean Field Research team was excited to see a 7ft high tide in the middle of the day – a perfect opportunity to look for porpoises from the Golden Gate Bridge. We arrived close to the highest tide. The water under the bridge moved fast,…
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Humpbacks and Birds – 22/6/19
On our first trip of the day we found one humpback whale about ten miles west of Stinson Beach. The whale was feeding in 90 feet of water. We saw one fluke dive and some lunge feeding from this animal. A few small fishing boats with outboard motors passed by us. There wasn’t much on…
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A Windy Day with Three Whale Species – 20/5/18
Heavy wind was in the forecast as we set out for the Farallon Islands on Sunday morning. We made our way out through the bay and up the north side of the strait, pausing near Diablo Cove to look at the harbor seals resting on the rocks. We also spotted some pigeon guillemots and a…