Whale Watching
Friday, April 20, 2012
It’s Official! We’ve Had Our First Blue Whale Sighting for 2012! | Kera 
We’ve been hearing over the last month that a blue whale would pop up in one area for a day or so, and then a couple of days later they’re somewhere else. At one point there were even five recorded feeding on some krill. Now it’s our turn! We had our first blue whale sightings just this last week! And to top it off, orcas AGAIN!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Whale Watching
Thursday, April 05, 2012
You Know It’s Springtime on the Water When… | Kera
Springtime is always an interesting time on the whale watching boats. It can be some of the most active months. For example, it’s getting to the end of gray whale season, this is a time when some humpbacks move through the area, and some of the first blue whales typically show up. Read on to find out how much of this we’ve seen so far!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Whale Watching
Friday, March 23, 2012
The Babies Will Be Here Soon! | Kera
Although we’re getting later into the season for gray whale watching, it looks like there’s going to be quite a bit more to see! Read on to find out what we’re hoping to see in the upcoming weeks!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Whale Watching
Thursday, March 08, 2012
The First Blue Whales are Right on Time! | Kera
And that't not the only exciting news
Since I’ve been out on the water and working with the Aquarium of the Pacific, one thing that I’ve noticed about blue whales is that the first time we seem them is right around the end of winter/early spring. This year it seems they’re right on time!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Whale Watching
Thursday, February 09, 2012
One Heck of a Gray Whale Migration! | Kera
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted a blog, but it’s not because there was a lack of stuff going on! I just happened to be on vacation. Now that I’m back I can’t wait to share all the news from the last few weeks. Read on to hear about a Western Pacific gray whale that decided to join our gray whales, as well as even more orcas!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Whale Watching
Friday, January 13, 2012
Orcas…AGAIN! | Kera
This has truly been an amazing whale watch season, and there are still so many months to go! Our interns for the spring arrived this week and on Tuesday we went out on the boats for a training. When I was walking down to the boat, Captain Chris asked me if I had my camera (which of course I always do), and he said “Good! It’s your lucky day!” Read on to find out what made this day extra special!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering | Whale Watching
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Watching Breaching Whales From The Cliffs | Hugh
Breaching Gray Whales and Aggressive Looking Orcas Make for Exciting Whale Watching from Point Vicente
There are few places in the world where you can stand in one spot and have the potential of spotting two dozen species of marine mammals. One of those places is in the Aquarium of the Pacific own backyard. The cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula just a few miles up the coast offers a unique vantage point for sighting marine mammals without having the threat of sea sickness.
Whale Watching
Friday, December 30, 2011
A Record Breaking Gray Whale Season | Kera
And we've only just started!
The American Cetacean Society (ACS) is a non-profit organization that advocates for marine mammal conservation. ACS has been counting gray whales during their annual migration and tallying the number of animals spotted each day, month, and season for twenty eight years. The 2011/2012 gray whale season has just started and we’re already breaking records!
Conservation | Whale Watching
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Orcas Already?! | Kera
Our boats say YES!
We’ve just kicked off gray whale season and we’re already having some great sightings out there! I was shocked when we started seeing gray whales so early, but after this last weekend, we can officially say orcas are debuting for the season as well. Read on to find out more on the orcas spotted this last weekend.
Whale Watching
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Talk About a Perfect Whale Overlap! | Kera
From blue whale season to gray whale season
Around this time when we first move into gray whale season, it can be slow at time when we’re anxiously waiting for the first gray whales to pass by. So far this year we’ve had no slow times at all! Read on to find out what we’ve been seeing that’s kept this year’s whale watching off the charts!
