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Such an awesome time whale watching with the kiddo back home in California — a spectacular trip this morning with @monterey_bay_whale_watch where we saw twenty humpback whales. So much fun. #mbww #gowhales #montereybaywhalewatch #whalewatching #funtimeswiththekiddo (at Pacific Grove, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmzaQNil7NM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hwdgyph7u87s

[arasineko]

Pacific White-sided Dolphin 相片擁有者 Tory Kallman 透過 Flickr： (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) Monterey Bay, California

[respectanimalrights]

Amazing from @monterey_bay_whale_watch We had a very energetic Humpback Whale yesterday with multiple breaches, even a double fluke AND breaching Risso's Dolphins! Video by @mike_kauffmann #seemonterey #monterey #humpbackwhale #mbww #gowhales #breach #fluke #rissosdolphin #whalewatchcapital #montereybaywhalewatch

[kiracatlover]

Today was a good day to whale watch with @salliannn #whalewatching #montereybay #humpbacks #humpbackwhales #humpbackdays #montereybaywhalewatch #gowhales #mbww (at Monterey Bay Whale Watch)

[montereybaywhalewatch-blog]

Killer Whale Day!

Tuesday September 19th, 

We started off with sunny weather and scattered humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). We quickly found a pod of Pacific White Sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) and watched them dart around the boat. 

Then we heard reports of killer whales! We tracked the pod to the middle of the bay. So far no identification on the group of 6 orcas. It appeared that they were hunting, traveling in zig zags over the deep water of the canyon. There were sea lions in the area, so the orcas were probably focused on them. We stayed with the orcas for a while, then discovered some lunge feeding humpbacks to watch. 

The lunging humpback whales were feeding on the anchovies that have been in the bay for several months now, providing a buffet for our favorite migratory birds and whales.

By the end of the trip, the wind was picking up, whipping the tops of the waves into foam. We headed back while the sun was still keeping us warm, continuing to count even more humpbacks while we traveled back to the harbor. 

[csnews]

L-Pod spotted in Monterey bay

March 31, 2019

Monterey Bay Whale Watch on facebook: 

ORCA ALERT (updated!) Southern Residents in Monterey Bay, right now! Our vessel Blackfin is on a very rare encounter with over 40 critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales, including adult female L72 Racer, pictured below! Our Capt. Scott Charlan spotted them first, from over two miles away (through binocs): very active, with lots of breaching! Our Marine Biologist/MBWW owner, killer whale researcher Nancy Black, was the first to encounter and identify them here in January 2000; we have not seen them here since 2011! Photo: naturalist Kara Hall: More later!

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youtube.com/watch?v=4gd_CB-MBWw

[thelonelywhale]

@cetuselena re: Liner, I thought he was an orphan as well! But it was confirmed today by Nancy Black during MBWW’s live broadcast that he, Emma, and CA137 are siblings.

I vaguely recall reading somewhere a while back (maybe in the NOAA guide?) that CA40 was presumed to be his mother, and I very clearly remember thinking, “huh that’s weird, I’m pretty sure she’s still alive...” But I never but two and two together!

[californiatransients]

Hey there! I work for Monterey Bay Whale Watch, many of the photos you feature were taken from our boats. Are you local to Monterey? I'm wondering if I know you.

Hi there! I’m not local to Monterey, but I am up in the Bay Area! I’ve been out with MBWW multiple times, so I may have bumped into you before! The photos you guys (and others) share are truly stunning! I try to make an effort to reference/credit photos and information as much as possible, however if there’s any issue with the way I share them please let me know. :)

[holly30253]

Identification List of L Pod Members, 3/31/19.

Here is a list of all the L Pod members present from our sighting of the southern resident killer whales. We sent the photos to Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research, who has studied these whales for over 45 years. Dave Ellifrit did most of the matching. Jeannie Hyde also looked at our photos to ID the whales; their ID lists matched. These are the top experts on SRKWs, and hold the catalog for these whales. The most exciting news was that  the little calf born in December was present, L124 Lucky!! We did not see five L Pod members, including the L54 matriline that often travels separately from the main L Pod. One member L87 now travels with J Pod, leaving the 29 whales that we identified on March 31, 2019.  Photos from Monterey Bay Whale Watch included those taken by Tomoko and Nicene Shimotomai, Daniel Bianchetta, Kara Hall, and Josh Meza-Fidalgo.

MBWW 3-31-2019 SRKW Encounter

Ken Balcomb and his staff at Center for Whale Research and Jeanne Hyde have confirmed the following 29 members of L-pod from our photos. L22    "Spirit" L25    "Ocean Sun" L41    "Mega" L47    "Marina" L55    "Nugget" L72    "Racer" L77    "Matia" L82    "Kasatka" L83    "Moonlight" L85    "Mystery" L86    "Surprise!" L89    "Solstice" L90    "Ballena" L91    "Muncher" L94    "Calypso" L103   "Lapis" L105   "Fluke" L106    "Pooka" L109   "Takoda" L110   "Midnight" L113   "Cousteau" L115   "Mystic" L116   "Finn" L118   "Jade" L119   "Joy" L121   "Windsong" L122   "Magic" L123   "Lazuli" L124   "Lucky" (unofficial name) L54 subgroup was not found in these photos - although this did not mean that they were not there. L54 (with her two offspring, L108 and L117) with two adult males, L84 (sole survivor of L9 matriline), and L88 (sole survivor of L2 matriline) are known to hang out often on the Vancouver Island coast and seldom come into the Salish Sea - according to Ken Balcomb. Although L87 "Onyx" is included in L Pod, he is associated with J Pod. He is an orphan (after his mother L32 died in 2005); we used to watch him following right behind J2 "Granny". He still travels with J Pod. L77 "Matia" (born 1987), is the mother of L124 (born December 2018). L77 has another female calf, L119 "Joy". We saw three-month-old L124 traveling with its mother and sister in Monterey Bay, often escorted by L41 "Mega" and other large males. L25 "Ocean Sun" (born 1928) is the presumed mother of Tokitae (Lolita) - the only living SRKW in captivity. "Ocean Sun" has outlived her family members, except for Tokitae at Miami Seaquarium; she travels with L41 "Mega" and his sisters. Referenced material • Center for Whale Research ORCA ID GUIDEP 2018 • Encounter logs from https://www.whaleresearch.com/ • Name of the whales are referenced from The Whale Museum – Adopt and Orca Program, San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA. Photo below: "Ocean Sun", by Tomoko Shimotomai/Monterey Bay Whale Watch

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[ybohadi]

Monterey Bay Whale Watch Internship Opportunity

Join Monterey Bay Whale Watch for an exciting research opportunity! Help

collect valuable data on a variety of different organisms including

humpback whales, killer whales, gray whales, blue whales, fin whales, and

dolphins. Collection of data includes filling out data sheets, taking photo

ID pictures, inputting data into the computer, and contributing data to

collaborative

organizations such as Cascadia Research Collective and HappyWhale.

Learn invaluable information on Monterey Bay and its organisms and gain

essential marine mammal research experience.

Interns must commit to at least 3 months with MBWW and at least 20-40 hours

per week.

Internship has flexible start/end dates, but we are looking for interns to

being as soon as possible.

This is an unpaid position and housing is not provided.

College credit can be provided.

Internship is located at 84 Fisherman?s Wharf, Monterey, CA.

For an application and more details, please email mbwwassistant@gmail.com.

Send application and resume to mbwwassistant@gmail.com.

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[respectanimalrights]

Awesome via @monterey_bay_whale_watch Humpback Whales, Risso's Dolphins, Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) and Sea Lions! Just some of the wildlife we can see in the Bay. Video by © @mike_kauffmann #seemonterey #monterey #humpbackwhale #rissosdolphin #molamola #oceansunfish #sealion #buoy #drone #mbww #montereybay #whalewatchcapital #montereybaywhalewatch

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[montereybaywhalewatch-blog]

Tuesday, June 20th

Before we could even leave the dock, deckhand Kyndace pointed out a Black-crowned Nightheron (Nycticorax nycticorax) hiding under the wharf next to our boat. 

The morning started out foggy, but with very little wind. Small swells and wind waves made the passage fairly smooth as we struck out in a northerly direction. Not too long into the trip, we reached a scattered pod of Pacific White Sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens). They were racing along in groups of 5-7, upwards of 150 animals total! The dolphins darted back and forth, covering about half a mile in either direction of our boat. We spent a few minutes watching them play around us, then continued in search of whales. We passed at least 6 Northern Fur Seals (Callorhinus ursinus) on our voyage.

After some time, we saw a single spout and came alongside a slow traveling humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). We traveled with it for some time and got our first whiff of whale breath! For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure yet, it’s a bit like rotten broccoli.

That was when we got news of a group of lunge feeding humpback whales ahead of us. We said farewell to the lone whale and travelled on. 

Before we could even spot the whales, we could tell where they were by the huge group of birds in the area. Hundreds of Sooty Shearwaters (Ardena grisea) were sitting on the ocean surface. These pelagic sea birds feed on krill (a small type of shrimp), fishes and the occasional jelly. They’re common off our coast right now and spend the boreal winter off the coasts of Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. Days like this we can use the Shearwaters to search for whales, since they both enjoy a diet of krill and small fish while in the bay. 

Then we were among the whales. 

A lunge feeding humpback is an incredible sight. They rise up through the surface with their mouths gaping wide, their ventral pleats (folds in the skin that allow the mouth to expand like an accordion) distended, throats billowing out. We could see into their mouths! The short black plates of baleen were clearly visible, as was the bright pink of the palate. 

Our deckhand Kyndace has a sharp eye and pointed out that the clouds of krill were actually visible near the surface. We looked straight down into the water and saw the massive red cloud of the small shrimp. The krill being close to the boat brought the whales in close as well. Soon we could hear their excited trumpet blows as they lunged right next to us!

We spent as much time as we could enjoying this incredible opportunity. Most often, the whale’s prey is out of sight below the surface. We can only imagine how these enormous animals are able to feed themselves, though Cascadia Research Collective is making good headway in that area.

Their researchers have placed cameras on the humpbacks-holding them in place with suction cups! So far, the results have been astounding. We at Monterey Bay Whale Watch are happy to collaborate by sharing photos for identification purposes. The company owner, marine biologist Nancy Black, has been assisting with the photoidentification effort for close to 30 years!

Of course, all good things must end. We finally ran out of time and had to make our way home, happy to have experienced something that few people get to enjoy.

Top: Black-crowned Nightheron hiding under the wharf

Bottom: Humpback feeding frenzy right next to our boat!