Whale Watch Adventures - by Sub Sea Tours

 

2014 and 2013 Columns

 

 

October, 2014        Whale Watch & Underwater Viewing Opportunities   

 

From November to May, Gray Whales can be spotted on the Central Coast of California! 23,000 of these magnificent mammals run from the cold toward their winter escape in Baja California, Mexico and then make their way back to the Bering Sea in the spring.  

 

September, 2014    Whale Watch & Underwater Viewing Opportunities   

 

Huge area of common Dolphins! ;-) Well, about a dozen humpback whales, lots of birds and good times!

 

August, 2014          Whale Watch & Underwater Viewing Opportunities   

 

The bait and the humpback whales have moved in close to the Morro Bay Harbor entrance. Lots of humpback whales are feeding on the anchovies.

 

Humpback whales and common dolphins! Another great day! Whales, whales, whales!!

 

July, 2014               Whale Watch & Underwater Viewing Opportunities   

 

Sunday - While aboard the whale watching boat Dos Osos, we spotted more than a dozen gray whales, including some mother-calf pairs, in shallow water (25-40 ft.) just outside the Morro Bay harbor entrance.  We spent an hour and 40 minutes with them as they fed, circled around, and headed both north and south.  One juvenile spy-hopped (raised its head above the water) a few times, though this behavior is seldom seen in our area.  Their eventual goal is to return to feeding grounds off Alaska and Siberia.

 

March 2014              Whale Watch & Underwater Viewing Opportunities   

 

Gray Whales in Morro Bay! Come on out and watch!

 

'Tis the season for Gray Whales on the Central Coast of California! 23,000 of these magnificent mammals are running from the cold toward their winter escape in Baja California, Mexico. Catch them on their way back to Alaska in the spring

 

August, 2013            Whale Log Entries from June & July

 

July 26 – The ocean was relatively calm, with just a light surface chop.  We began seeing humpback whales within a half-hour of departure on the morning trip.  There were five or six present, so we had our choice.  At one point, we saw a blue whale ahead of us, but it turned and ran south in a more or less straight line.  This species is much faster than our boat, so it simply outran us, but at least we got a glimpse.  We were with the humpbacks for two-1/2 hours.

 

July, 2013                  June 2013 Whale Log

 

After heading nearly nine miles offshore, we found two blue whales, a mother and calf, at about four and a half miles from the harbor entrance.  It had taken us three hours to find the whales.  Our trips are generally three to three and a half hours, but we didn’t want to shortchange anyone, so we asked everyone how they would feel about spending some time with the whales.  Naturally everyone wanted to.  We stayed with the whales about 45 min., then went back to Morro Bay.  This trip lasted four and a half hours.

 

June, 2013                Whale and Marine Life Encounters

 

May is a month of transition for whale migration and marine life in general. Strong onshore winds produce coastal upwelling, which begins to form coastal fog and phytoplankton blooms. Phytoplankton feeds zooplankton, which feeds small fishes, which in turn provide food for marine birds and marine mammals including whales and dolphins.

 

May, 2013                Whale and Marine Life Encounters

 

May is a month of transition for whale migration and marine life in general. Strong onshore winds produce coastal upwelling, which begins to form coastal fog and phytoplankton blooms. Phytoplankton feeds zooplank