05-06-2013: Lots of Humpbacks, Risso’s Dolphins, Excellent Conditions

 

Humpback whale cruises next to the boat. Photo: Sack, 05-06-2013.
Humpback whale cruises next to the boat. Photo: Sack, 05-06-2013.

The humpbacks continue to a sure thing. Although, over the last week or so the sea conditions have been a bit lumpy. So we’ve been limited on where we can go.

A pair of humpbacks gives a swim-by. Photo: Sack, 05-06-2013.
A pair of humpbacks gives a swim-by. Photo: Sack, 05-06-2013.

But today was very nice. Little to no win and just a small swell running. So we were able to get out to where the large concentrations of krill and whales were. There were between 10 and 15 whales in the area.

Humpback whale dives for Krill. Photo: Sack, 05-06-2013.
Humpback whale dives for Krill. Photo: Sack, 05-06-2013.

We’ve been having to go about 10-12 miles out to the mouth of the canyon to get into the real action. Massive krill blooms and feeding humpbacks. We also had reports of more humpbacks to the south.

 

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