WHALES & WILDLIFE YOU COULD SEE
28 species of whales and dolphins have been identified within the waters of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary of southern California. On whale and wildlife cruises it is possible to see Gray Whales, Humpback Whales, Blue Whales and Minke Whales. As well as Orca Whales, Common Dolphin, Risso’s Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Pacific White Sided Dolphin and Dall’s Porpoise.
TWO WHALES SEASONS
On all of Island Packers’ trips to the Channel Islands we cruise with an eye out for wildlife, especially everyone’s favorites, whales and dolphins. There are two seasons each year where we specifically go out into the waters of California’s Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. There we view the larger of the marine mammals, the Pacific Gray Whales (Winter) and Humpback and Blue Whales (Summer).
PHOTO GALLERY
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Dolphin Jumping. Photo by Lottie Keenan.
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Humpback Whale Fluke Photo by Doug Mangum
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Common Dolphin Along Side Photo by Dan Harding
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Humpback Whale Breaching Photo by Michele Wassell
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Common Dolphins Photo by Lotti Keenan
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins in the Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA, USA