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ACS/LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project Update, Pt. Vicente Interpretive Center, 26 April 2024 - message from our observers: although we did not see any GRAY WHALES, we watched a solo FIN WHALE at three different times during the day (may have been 1, 2, or 3 different whales). One FIN WHALE cam within a half mile of shore! A HUMPBACK WHALE breached two times! We also watched COMMON DOLPHINS and coastal BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS. (Summary by Census Director Alisa Schulman-Janiger).
Photos today: Point Vicente Lighthouse, observer Joanne Kajiyama and resident raven scan for whales (by observer Sarah Ford); moonlight on early morning water, and sailboat heading to Newport Beach for sailboat race to Ensenada (by anchor Kathy Beckman).
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: 567
Total: 791
Southbound calves: 22
Northbound calves: 30
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This project runs during daylight hours, from December 1st through late May, on the patio of the Point Vicente Interpretive Center.
This full season shore-based gray whale census has operated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula since 1984. Trained volunteers spot and track Pacific gray whales on their annual migration, recording counts and behaviors. They also identify and record other marine mammals seen. This project runs during daylight hours, from December 1st through late May.
Research Grants
Every year, the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Cetacean Society awards scientific research grants to researchers or students studying cetaceans.
Travel Awards
Every other year we give out Travel Awards to help aspiring cetacean researchers attend both the American Cetacean Society's International Conference and the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference.
Whalewatch Program
Sponsored in collaboration with the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, ACS-LA trains volunteers (college age and up) as naturalists to accompany whale watching adventures on boats that departing from local landings December 26 through March, educating the public about the whales, dolphins, and marine life that live off our coast. Naturalists also give presentations in classrooms and to groups.
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