[CINC] Whale watching out of Long Beach Harbor

[Paul Jr. Petrich]

Thanks Laura,
 To shed some historical light on our recent Blue Whale sightings, the following personal 'Non" observations may be  of interest. I grew up in the Long Beach-San Pedro area. My father fished commercially out of San Pedro 1932 through 1949, then skippered Fish & Game research vessels out of the  same harbor in the  1950s and 1960s. His sea voyages constantly frequented the Channel Islands,  Baja California, and up the coast to San Francisco.  He never saw  a Blue Whale  during  his lifetime! I worked on sport fishing  boats as a teenage deckhand in the  late 1950s, and never saw a Blue Whale ( nor a Humpback for that matter),nor did I have chance to talk to  a skipper who  did. Something we are doing now is correct. Keep Truckin, Paul

Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:10:41 -0700
From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com
To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org
Subject: [CINC] Whale watching out of Long Beach Harbor

Sightings:
  
8 Risso Dolphins              
500 Common Dolphins
3 Blue Whales

HI all,
I went out whale watching on the 3:30  3.5 hr. Harbor Beach Cruise with a friend's 10 year old son who is a dolphin lover. He had never seen a whale or a pod of dolphins. We had a marvelous time with a really friendly crew and fellow watchers. 

There was a young Naturalist from the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific who was very knowledgeable. We got really good looks at the Blue Whales due to the calm conditions. Just wanted to recommend it if anyone is around Long Beach. The blue whales have been seen recently as close in as 9 miles and yesterday, were at about 15 miles. 

Laura Shelton



      
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