May 24, 2016
05-23-2016: It’s All About the Blue Whales Today, Humpbacks Going Strong
Today we had blue whales in the Pajaro Hole. That’s straight northwest of the Moss Landing Harbor. We came across a few full-size animals. Had to be 80′ long. Nice conditions and scattered humpbacks most of the trip.
There is a lot krill in the Monterey Bay right now feeding this massive influx of baleen whales arriving from their winter migration.
Blue whales, humpback whales, fin whales are species we are likely to see when we have these massive krill swarms throughout the Monterey Bay. We also heard reports of more blue whales and killer whales further out.