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Commemorating 40 Years, Gray Whale Census
On Dec. 1st, 2024, Alisa Schulman-Janiger was recognized for her 40 years of dedication as Director and Coordinator of ACS-LA’s Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project by the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, John Cruikshank. The ACS-LA Board was joined by Census citizen...
2025 Annual Summertime 8 hour whale watch on the Condor Express
Painted Cave, Santa Cruz Island
Photo credit: Patty Farrell
2024-2025 Gray Whale Census Summary
Gray Whale Census Team with our whiteboard displaying our final counts for this season. Clockwise, L to R: Joyce Daniels, Ben Tyrrell, Terri Bidle, Gerrie Teague Cole, Carla Krysiak, Iva Maes, Gregg Gentry, Stacey Patterson, Erlinda Cortez, Kim Hoch, Cynthia Woo, and...
2023-2024 Gray Whale Census Summary
Photo of Alisa Schulman-Janiger at our Gray Whale Census location on the bluffs behind the Palos Verdes Interpretive Center. Photo by Dave Janiger. ACS/LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project, 2023-2024 Update: we documented very low gray whale counts, few...
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Summer whale watching rocks! As many as 25 humpback whales, plus minkes and dolphins were spotted from by Condor Express Whale Watching 2 days ago; Santa Barbara Channel! ... See MoreSee Less
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Spongers! Dolphins off Western Australia carry sea sponges on their beaks while foraging along the ocean floor. These specialized Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins live in Shark Bay, Western Australia; they use cone-shaped sponges to protect their skin from abrasive sand and sharp rocks.This rare tool-use behaviour is passed primarily from mothers to their daughters, making it one of the few animal cultures shaped strongly by gender. ... See MoreSee Less
Dolphins off Western Australia carry sea sponges on their beaks while foraging along the ocean floor — a rare tool-use behaviour passed mainly from mothers to daughters, making it one of the few animal cultures shaped so strongly by gender
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Somewhere in the deep channels of Shark Bay, a dolphin is cruising along the seabed with a sponge jammed over her nose like a novelty clown accessory. She0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Whale Watching: Mid-August Health Status, check-off list! We love this wonderfully creative artistic rendition by the very talented Tasli Shaw, Ocean EcoVentures Whale Watching - Cowichan Bay & Parksville B.C. How many whale watchers identify with this? 🤣 ... See MoreSee Less
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Clever text abbreviations for marine biologists, by artist Tom Gauld (in New Scientist), including the dreaded NSFW!
An annual classic.😂
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ENTANGLED HUMPBACK WHALE ALERT! Yesterday at 615 p.m. a Harbor Breeze Whale Watching Cruises vessel encountered a surface active entangled humpback whale off Seal Beach (just south of the oil rigs). It breached 6-7 times and did 2 head slaps as it trended up the coast, then headed down the coast. Gregg Gentry captured these terrific images that confirm this whale has line that comes out both sides of its mouth and goes under both pectoral flippers to a knot about midway down the belly, with a trailing line and mass. This type of entanglement is very difficult to release, especially with an energetic whale that is likely trying to self-release. This was the same juvenile humpback whale documented by Jill Lemon Thursday, 3 miles off Seal Beach: breaching and slapping pectoral flippers for over 30 minutes.
Please keep an eye out for this (or any other) entangled whale - and report IMMEDIATELY to the NOAA Entangled Whale Hotline: 1-877-SOS-WHALE! 877 767 9425
**If you see this (or any other) entangled whale:
DO NOT get too close to the whale - or try to disentangle it!
DO stay with it: take photos and videos, and document it!
Photos by Gregg Gentry.
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Video: Very Rare Humpback Whale Birth Video, Australia!! A humpback whale birth was captured this week by drone off of New South Wales, Australia: please CLICK ON THE VIDEO in the article!
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Drone captures rare video of 'magical moment' whale birth
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A drone operator has captured video of a humpback whale giving birth, one of only a handful of people to film the phenomenon.0 CommentsComment on Facebook