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Gray Whale Census update March 2024
Gray Whale Census morning crew M'Liz Callender, Petrina Long, Joanne Kajiyama, and Caroline DeGraaf, 2024 February 29, Point Vicente Interpretie Center, by Alisa Schulman-Janiger. Southbound gray whale mom and calf, photographed from our Census station at the Point...
Gray Whale Census Summary 2014-2015
Photo by Alisa Schulman-JanigerACS/LA GRAY WHALE CENSUS AND BEHAVIOR PROJECT: 2014-2015 Census Project Director/Coordinator: Alisa Schulman-Janiger Email: janiger@cox.net For daily sighting details, please visit: www.acs-la.org Higher gray whale counts, record...
Gray Whale Census Summary 2017-2018
Photo by Nancy Rhodes ACS/LA GRAY WHALE CENSUS AND BEHAVIOR PROJECT: 2017-2018 Census Project Director/Coordinator: Alisa Schulman-Janiger Email: janiger@cox.net For daily sighting details, please visit: www.acs-la.org Our third highest southbound calf counts...
Gray Whale Census 2022-2023
Photo by James Dorsey ACS-LA GRAY WHALE CENSUS AND BEHAVIOR PROJECT: 2022-2023 Gray Whale Census Project Director/Coordinator: Alisa Schulman-Janiger Email: janiger@cox.net For daily sighting details, please visit: www.acs-la.org High northbound gray whale calf...
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ACS/LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project Update, Pt. Vicente Interpretive Center, 7 May 2024 - message from our observers: we tracked 1 GRAY WHALE this morning, that passed close to shore; it did not fluke. Many white barnacles on its back created an underwater glow, making it easy to track. We spotted one very tall blow ~2 miles away, likely produced by a FIN WHALE. We also watched several groups of COMMON DOLPHINS and coastal BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS. (Summary by Census Director Alisa Schulman-Janiger).
Photos today: Point Vicente Lighthouse and wildflowers, foraging Anna's hummingbird, and fluking coastal bottlenose dolphins just after sunrise (by Alisa Schulman-Janiger).
Gray Whales Today:
Southbound: 0
Northbound: 1
Total: 1
Southbound calves: 0
Northbound calves: 0
Gray Whales to date (since 1 Dec)
Southbound: 224
Northbound: 578
Total: 802
Southbound calves: 22
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A new study finds that sperm whales have far more nuanced communication than previously thought. Using machine learning, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a collaborative called Project CETI identified a bigger lexicon of sound patterns, like an "alphabet." They say this could possibly be combined in ways that convey meaning, like a language does. Link to the paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47221-8
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What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a complex 'alphabet'
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Researchers say sperm whales have a complex communication system, an example of how new technology is opening up the mysterious world of animal language.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
ACS/LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project Update, Pt. Vicente Interpretive Center, 6 May 2024 - message from our observers: we spotted a FIN WHALE, 2 miles offshore. We also watched a small group of COMMON DOLPHINS. (NOTE: at 6:25 pm. after our station closed, observer Petrina Long spotted a northbound gray whale 5 miles south of our observation point; more grays are on the way!)
(Summary by Census Director Alisa Schulman-Janiger).
Photos today: Point Vicente Lighthouse, pelicans, and wildflowers (by Alisa Schulman-Janiger); curious gopher, and Coast Guard simulated cliff rescue ops (by observer Nina Whiddon).
Gray Whales Today:
Southbound: 0
Northbound: 0
Total: 0
Southbound calves: 0
Northbound calves: 0
Gray Whales to date (since 1 Dec)
Southbound: 224
Northbound: 577
Total: 801
Southbound calves: 22
Northbound calves: 34
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*HUMPBACK WHALE ENTANGLEMENT ALERT!* On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, a northbound subadult humpback whale entangled in gill net was spotted off Ensenada, Mexico, not far from shore. A huge collaborative effort was made with Mexican authorities and the nearest RABEN trained entanglement response team (in San Felipe). They were able to partially release the humpback, but the team had to stop because of failing light. The whale still has gill net wrapped over its entire body, constraining it so that it cannot fluke. There are many yellow floats on the gill net's float line, plus two small red-orange polyballs trailing closely behind it that the response team added (to help in relocation efforts).
**If you see this whale, DO NOT approach or try to disentangle it! **DO stay with it: take photos, document it, and immediately call NOAA Entangled Whale Hotline 1-877-SOS-WHALE or hail USCG on CH 16.
**Please report any sightings to the Entanglement Reporting Hotline: 1-877-SOS-WHAL or 1-877-767-9425.
📸 RABEN entanglement response team (San Felipe)
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ACS/LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project Update, Pt. Vicente Interpretive Center, 5 May 2024 - message from our observers: wind steadily increased during our first 3 hours, with more wind predicted, so we closed down early. We spotted an unidentified whale - likely a FIN WHALE - 2 miles offshore before sunrise. We also watched a small group of coastal BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS. (Summary by Census Director Alisa Schulman-Janiger).
Video and photos: windy morning at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center, Point Vicente wind-whipped seas (by co-anchor Greta Bravo); observers Stuart Warren and Kai Zhang (by visiting anchor Joyce Daniels).
Gray Whales Today:
Southbound: 0
Northbound: 0
Total: 0
Southbound calves: 0
Northbound calves: 0
Gray Whales to date (since 1 Dec)
Southbound: 224
Northbound: 577
Total: 801
Southbound calves: 22
Northbound calves: 34
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