FEATURE ARTICLES BY MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH

Monterey Bay Whale Watch conducted year-round trips during 1998 to observe the diversity of marine life within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Our biologists documented all marine mammal species including location, group size, and behavior. We also photo-identified individual humpback whales, blue whales, and killer whales, and contributed the photo-identifications to scientists working on…

Thursday, January 28, 7:30 p.m. Lecture Hall, Monterey Boatworks, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove Speakers: Nancy Black, Monterey Bay Whale Watch and Richard Ternullo, Skipper, Sam’s Fishing Fleet and Past-President of ACS Monterey Bay The January 28 meeting of the American Cetacean Society Monterey Bay Chapter will feature Nancy Black and Richard Ternullo, both leaders…

Since early May we have observed an incredible feeding phenomenon. Groups of 5 to 10 Humpback Whales have been feeding with hundreds of Long Beaked Common Dolphins and on some days with Pacific White-Sided Dolphins, along with up to 100 California Sea Lions, and thousands of Sooty Shearwaters. This activity has occurred on a regular…

The highlight of this Gray Whale season was the unexpected and spectacular birth of a Gray Whale calf during one of our whale watching trips. On January 15 we were aboard the Pt. Sur Clipper on a Monterey Bay Whale Watch trip. There was light to moderate rain with strong southerly winds west of Pt….

Recent sea surface temperatures in Monterey Bay have been 2 to 5 degrees above normal. This appears to be caused by anomalous warm water conditions that may be a precursor to El Niño. According to recent oceanographic reports, true El Niño conditions have not yet arrived in Monterey Bay; however, we are seeing several species…