...I went on a whale watching excursion with fellow docents from the Coastal Discovery Center. The R/V Fulmer had been in Morro Bay for the prior week doing several research projects for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Since CDC is part of MBNMS, they kindly agreed to lay over an extra day and take us to hunt for whales off the Central Coast of California.
We left Morro Bay early in the morning of Saturday September 4th. Since this really isn't an ideal time to see whales, we didn't have great expectations. Boy, we we surprised: We saw three humpback whales, two of which hung around the boat for over half an hour, and many Dall's porpoise, a rarity in these waters.
The map below show the actual route of the R/V Fulmer (in red) and where I took the photographs (tiny cameras) in the accompanying video:
The map below show the actual route of the R/V Fulmer (in red) and where I took the photographs (tiny cameras) in the accompanying video:
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Wow, great shots of the whales. I really like the close up detail on their fins. Good work!
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