Southbound gray whale census update
The December 1-31, 2012 count is in…182 gray whales counted from the shoreside station!
Gray whales and counting!
The LA-based shore census station (sponsored by American Cetacean Society, LA chapter) has counted a total of 69 southbound gray whales so far this month. They haven’t noted any calves yet, but the San Diego-based whalewatch boat did see one earlier this week. We would expect that most of these whales so far are near-term pregnant females, on their way to the calving lagoons in Baja California. And we’ll be right behind them!
December 26 update: They’ve counted 126 whales so far (southbound)!
Gray whales arrive to Laguna San Ignacio!
Our dear friends and colleagues at Kuyima report that their first gray whale sighting was on Dec 10. And on Dec 17, they saw threedifferent whales in the lagoon!
2013 and 2014 tours
Curently our 2013 tours are all full, though we always recommend getting on the waitlist in case of cancellations. Please note our 2014 tours are open for booking–plan ahead and book now!
(Thanks to Rich Crossen for this photo. We never know what will show up off the bow of Searcher! In this case, it’s a school of mobula rays.)
Gray whales are arriving!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…when the gray whales start appearing off the San Diego coast. The first of the season have been spotted and the ACS-LA census volunteers have been at their stations since December 1. They’ve seen 5 southbound gray whales from shore. A San Diego-based boat has had a couple of days of gray whale sighting offshore. We expect those numbers to build through December and January. Here they come!
