Blue whales move into Santa Monica Bay

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Blue whales move into Santa Monica Bay

 

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Thanks for sharing, it was so nice out in the water today, saw many dolphins swim by.

 

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I saw the pod of blue whales on Monday during my return trip back from diving in Catalina. Saw a horn shark, swell shark egg, great sea bass, and the rest of the usual suspects. Even saw a pair of bald eagles flying high above the dive boat.

 

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Awesome. I saw a pod of them the other day. There is no mistaking them, even from land. When they come up for a breath, they are soooo much larger then other whales.

 

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WOW, simply wow!! Thanks for sharing.

 

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I forgot to mention, I also saw two of the blue whales breaching the surface. I'm amazed at how high they can jump out of the water considering their massive size.

 

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Gill:

I forgot to mention, I also saw two of the blue whales breaching the surface. I'm amazed at how high they can jump out of the water considering their massive size.

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Yeah, I agree. Last year we saw a humpback whale breaching the the surface over a dozen times on our way back to the NC shores and I remember marveling at the height he got in the air and the HUGE splash back into the water.

 

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We had the good fortune to be out with several blue whales last year off Redondo during one of our dive charters. Got some nice topside snaps.

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Hey gill i saw the same stuff, did your boat break down too?

 

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kwsjimmy:

Hey gill i saw the same stuff, did your boat break down too?

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Hey! Yeah. Fortunately it was just a slight delay since we were just outside of port. The great dives with great vis and the blue whale sightings basically negates the slight delay.

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