[CINC] IPCO WW April 9, 2009

[Catherine French]

2 trips with whales located on the south side of Anacapa Island

Morning trip: 60 passengers aboard Islander with naturalists Catherine French and Bill Weinerth as PID and Scott Cuzzo on board as a tourist with friends from the cold country
1 humpback with flukes and a tail lob, looked to be not full grown about 35 feet in length
100+ oceanic bottlenose dolphins (south side AI)
1,000+ common dolphins

Afternoon trip: 105 passengers, Catherine French on? board
4 humpbacks showing flukes with one following a bait ball under the boat and surfacing next to the portside to the amazement and delight of all on board
1 elephant seal (south side AI)
No other cetacean sightings


Sincerely,

Catherine French
cfrench1366 at aol.com
805.815.3523
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