Daily Sightings

We encountered a humpback mother and calf pair southwest of Monterey, with the calf putting on a great show of breaching and pectoral fin slapping!

We encountered about six humpback whales foraging near Moss Landing alongside sea lions and huge numbers of seabirds. With plenty of fish visible in the water, we finished the encounter with an impressive vertical lunge feed!

Another great day on Monterey Bay with multiple humpback whales, including a large group of about nine actively feeding. We enjoyed great looks, including sporadic tail throws, along with a large sea lion raft and hundreds of seabirds throughout the area.

An incredible day on Monterey Bay with four killer whales, identified as CA113, CA113A, CA177, and CA20, also known as “Glacier.” We also encountered humpback whales putting on an impressive lunge-feeding display!

Humpback whales, Risso’s dolphins, and common dolphins were spotted today, with exciting lunge-feeding behavior from the humpbacks.

Cow/calf humpback pair with incredible breaching, pec slapping, and chin slapping, plus 6–7 scattered humpbacks near Moss Landing. Multiple pods totaling 700+ common dolphins, including exciting bow and wake riding.

Today’s trip featured an incredible group of 200+ common dolphins traveling through Monterey Bay! We also spotted a minke whale and several scattered humpback whales throughout the area.

Guests were treated to active surface behavior from humpback whales, providing exciting views throughout the trip. We also encountered beautiful purple-striped jellies drifting through Monterey Bay.

Monday’s trip consisted of lunge-feeding humpback whales, long-beaked common dolphins, killer whales (classified as the CA140Bs, or Louise’s pod), and sea lions.

We headed northwest and encountered the CA140B pod of orcas, led by matriarch Louise, as they actively hunted a mother-and-calf pair of common dolphins. On the way back to the harbor, we found another pod of about 400 common dolphins, making for an unforgettable morning on Monterey Bay.