There Are Still Blues Around
Blue whale right side and dorsal fin Credit: Capt. Kevin Nguyen, Harbor Breeze Cruises
James S.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Hello, whale friends! I’m happy to announce that our new set of photo ID interns will be starting in a couple of weeks. Please welcome Lauren, Korrina, Laura, and Shelby to our program. Shelby has already helped with our coastal bottlenose dolphin ID citizen science program. I also wanted to announce that LA Fleet Week® festivities will take place during the holiday weekend, September 1-4 at the Port of Los Angeles. If you’re interested in checking out all the different things for this event click here to go to their web page.
LA Fleet Week® is a free public event celebrating our U.S. armed forces at our nation’s #1 port, the Port of Los Angeles. A new Labor Day tradition in Los Angeles, the event welcomes active military ships and personnel to the LA Waterfront, and features public ship tours, military equipment demonstrations, live entertainment, educational activities and more. -LA Fleet Week® website
Well we finally found another blue whale! Our photo ID staff and Harbor Breeze took some really nice photos of this whale. We saw it all during the last weekend. Since there are not a lot of blue whales within an easy distance for the boats to get to we tried to find this one whale for each trip so that guests would get to experience the largest animal on the planet. There have been some reported cases of blue whales on the outside edge or further of Catalina Island. So while we would love to take people as far out as the whales are, it’s just not feasible.
Just because it’s a holiday doesn’t mean we won’t go exploring for whales. All throughout the weekend there will be 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. trips. Get your tickets now since we have full weekend at the Aquarium. We’ll be open late Saturday and Sunday, Military day is August 30, the Aquarium will be participating in educating the public at Los Cerritos Wetlands, and of course celebrating and having fun on Labor Day. Follow the link to get your combo ticket for Harbor Breeze Cruises and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Get out on the water during this heat wave and then head inside the aquarium to learn all about the 12,000 animals we have on exhibit.
Common dolphins porpoising and playing at surface Credit: Josh Meza-Fidalgo, Harbor Breeze Cruises
Common dolphin cow-calf pair Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Terns in flight Credit: Tim Hammond, Harbor Breeze Cruises
Common dolphins and black vented shearwaters Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue whale left side and blowhole Credit: Matt West, Harbor Breeze Cruises
Blue whale fluke Credit: Josh Meza-Fidalgo, Harbor Breeze Cruises
Blue whale dorsal fin at distance Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue whale fluke at distance Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue whale fluke and tail stock Credit: Capt. Kevin Nguyen, Harbor Breeze Cruises
Mola mola below water surface Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Large group of common dolphins with cow-calf pairs Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Common dolphin cow-calf pair Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Common dolphins porpoising Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Sea lions, dolphins, and gulls Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
US warship 23 during fleet week Credit: Capt. Kevin Nguyen, Harbor Breeze Cruises
Observing blue whale blow from behind the whale Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue whale fluke and tail stock Credit: Capt. Kevin Nguyen, Harbor Breeze Cruises