Cabrillo Whalewatch

Cabrillo Whalewatch Naturalists aboard the El Rey with Redondo Beach Whale Watch got to join Surfrider Foundation Los Angeles on their Whale Watch trip!

KILLER WHALES (ETPs) off Palos Verdes NOW!

Found by the ever-diligent Newport Coastal Adventure team! Reported by Mark Girardeau . Thanks for passing along the 411!!

Closest access now, Harbor Breeze Cruises;also check Newport Coastal for afternoon trips.

Good luck everyone! We wish you whales!!

Happy Holidays Whalewatch Style!

All had a 🐋 whaley 🐋 good time at the Cabrillo Whalewatch Holiday Party!

✨️In addition to the joy of the Holidays, this event celebrates the closure of the first chapter of the training program, with close to 70 people successfully completing the required and always-dreaded *exam*! Congratulations 🎊 👏 🐬 (Twenty more will take the exam at a later date, for a total of 91 2023-2024 Naturalists!!)

It also marks the soon-to-start whale watching season. While gray whales are already trekking along our coast, the whale watch season traditionally kicks off on December 26th.

Photos courtesy of Bernardo Alps Diane Alps and Patty Farrell
- The "White Whale" Gift Exchange dug up some super fun ocean-themed goodies!
- The Great Cetacean Creation Dessert Contest was as creative as it was delicious!
- The winner baked up the world's largest whale barnacle!
- Patty found the perfect gift!
- Diane Alps had a fin-tastic time swimming around with all her whale friends!
The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium courtyard is a beautiful setting for such an event!

Thanks for Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and American Cetacean Society - Los Angeles Chapter (ACS/LA) for supporting the Cabrillo Whalewatch program for over 50 years!

Very interesting research by Charles Scott Baker of the Marine Mammal Institute - Oregon State University that highlights the complexity of ecosystems and the difficulties faced in trying to undo past blunders.

Why Whales Disappeared off South Georgia Island Thousands of whales were wiped out in the Antarctic Ocean. Now, after commercial whaling was brought to an end in the Southern Ocean, whales are making a comeback. But they aren't the same whales off South Georgia Island.

We had a FIN-tastic time on Tuesday when we kicked off the 53rd season of Cabrillo Whalewatch Naturalist Training! What a legacy of education and outreach in and around Los Angeles, and beyond!

Join the fun! There's still time to become a Cabrillo Whalewatch Naturalist - we will accept new volunteers until Tuesday, October 17th.

Yay whales! 🐳🌊

Cabrillo Whalewatch is a collaborative educational program of
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and
American Cetacean Society - Los Angeles Chapter (ACS/LA)

Find out more at www.CabrilloWhalewatch.org

Naturalist Patricia VanOver Indictor really captures the essence of a Cabrillo Whalewatch Naturalist in this photo of Barry Kogen and a young whale watcher!