[CINC] CX Friday Sept 18

[Deborah Lee Clark]

5 Blue whales (1, 2, 2)
1 Minke whale
2 Fin (?) whales
1 Blue shark
1 Blue (?) shark
Too many small pods of common dolphins to count
A plethora of thermoregulating sea lions

Wow, what a day!  Quite similar to Kevin's report on the Saturday.  Honestly, I got confused in the end on the sightings with so much activity. Apologies to those who had to interpret that report.   Capt. Dave and John  Kuizenga on PID did not think that either pod of 2 blues included the mother calf that have been reported recently.  The 2 Fin whales, if that is what they were, stayed with us for quite some time although far enough away to not be able to positively identify. The second shark was not positively identifiable either.  Unfamiliar to me were the vast numbers of small pods of commons. The fog never cleared  and the Beaufort was dead calm but swells mounted to at least 6 feet (made for some great surfing back home). 


Debbie Shelley  and/or John Kuizenga please jump in here and correct my vagueness if necessary.  Thank you both for being great naturalists aboard on this fascinating day.
Deb Clark
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