Monterey Bay Whale Watch December 2018. Humpbacks, Gray Whales, and Risso's
On December 29th 2018 I went whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch. I saw 2 humpback whales, 3 gray whales, and a few dozen Risso's Dolphins.
Jelly Smack 7.15.17
Sea Nettle Jellyfish invade Monterey Harbor this summer! Shot with a GoPro by Katlyn Taylor.
Amazing Monterey Bay Aquarium in California
The Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) is a public aquarium located in Monterey, California, United States. The aquarium was founded in 1984 and is located on the site of a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row. It has an annual attendance of more than two million visitors. It holds thousands of plants and animals, representing more than 600 species on display. The aquarium benefits from a high circulation of fresh ocean water which is obtained through pipes which pump it in continuously from Monterey Bay.
The centerpiece of the Ocean's Edge Wing, is a 28-foot-high (8.5 m), 333,000-US-gallon (1,260,000 l; 277,000 imp gal) tank for viewing California coastal marine life. In this tank, the aquarium was the first in the world to grow live California Giant Kelp. Visitors are able to inspect the creatures of the kelp forest at several levels in the building. The largest tank in the aquarium is a 1,200,000-U.S.-gallon (4,500,000 l; 1,000,000 imp gal) tank in the Open Sea galleries (formerly the Outer Bay), which features one of the world's largest single-paned windows. It is one of the few aquariums to hold the ocean sunfish in captivity.
Sealife on exhibit includes stingrays, jellyfish, sea otters, and numerous other native marine species, which can be viewed above and below the waterline. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of very few in the world to exhibit both bluefin and yellowfin tuna. For displaying jellyfish, it uses a Kreisel tank, which creates a circular flow to support and suspend the jellies. The aquarium does not house mammals other than otters.
Das Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) im kalifornischen Monterey ist eines der größten öffentlichen Schauaquarien weltweit. Gebaut wurde die 1984 eröffnete Ausstellung mit einer 55-Millionen-Dollar-Spende von David Packard auf dem Gelände einer ehemaligen Fischfabrik an der Cannery Row. Ein Erweiterungsbau für 57 Millionen Dollar wurde 1996 fertiggestellt. Bekannt ist es für das Acrylfenster, das den Blick in das größte Aquarium erlaubt. Es war lange Zeit mit einer Länge von 17 und einer Höhe von 5 Meter das größte Fenster weltweit.Zu sehen gibt es im Monterey Bay Aquarium über 35.000 Tiere und 550 verschiedenen Arten an Meerestieren: von winzigen Nacktschnecken über Seesterne, Quallen bis hin zu großen Haien und Pinguinen. Das Aquarium verfügt über etwa 200 Becken, das größte davon the Outer Bay fasst etwa 4 Millionen Liter Wasser. Ebenfalls zum Bereich Outer Bay gehört eine umfangreiche Sammlung von Quallen. Weitere Schwerpunkte sind ein großes Tangwald-Becken, Seeotter, eine umfangreiche Ausstellung von weiteren Ottern sowie eine Gezeitenzone in der auch die Pinguine gezeigt werden. (Quelle: wikipedia.org)
Discovery Inn Monterey Bay, Seaside Hotels - California
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Best Single Month of San Diego Whale Watching Ever!
March was unlike anything I could have imagined. Humpback Whales tore through Southern California like the famished behemoths they are! Most of the time, Humpback Whales blast past the Southern California on their way to feeding grounds further north, but an abundance of bait in Bight has lead to many of these whales feasting in our waters before heading north. Much of the Southern California Bight has resembled a typical Monterey Bay day with spectacular displays of lunge feeding, breaching, and general awesomeness! In all the sightings were as followed:
148(!) Humpback Whales
117 Gray Whales
12,500 Common Dolphins
150 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
8 Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins
10 Risso's Dolphins
3 Blue Sharks
2 Mola Mola's
Flying to Monterey to Fly my Drone: 4K Monterey Harbor
My final Solo XC trip to Monterey. I brought my drone and got some nice footage over the harbor
THE BIGGEST WHALE IN THE WORLD
Yes, the whales are big, in fact the blue whale is the largest animal that exists on the planet. But, do you know which one is the biggest?
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HI - Monterey Hostel, Monterey - California
HI - Monterey Hostel 2 Stars Monterey, California Within US Travel Directory HI - Monterey Hostel is located in Monterey. Free WiFi access is available. Each room here will provide you with air conditioning. Extras include bed linen.
At HI - Monterey Hostel you will find a shared kitchen. Other facilities offered at the property include a shared lounge. An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including hiking. The property offers free parking.
The hostel is 600 m from Cannery Row, 1.2 km from Presidio of Monterey Museum and 400 m from Monterey Bay Aquarium. Mineta San Jose International Airport is 83 km away.
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Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa
A BEAUTIFUL hotel located in Monterey Bay on Cannery Row. It is located close to the Monterey Aquarium and is walking distance to many restaurants and shops. It is also located next to the coastal recreational trail.
This hotel was incredible and we would definitely stay there again!!
Sea_Nettles_SlowMix, Chrysaora Fuscescens, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, USA
Exhibits at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
The stunning one-million-gallon Outer Bay exhibit is home to the largest community of open-ocean animals to be found in any aquarium. Giant bluefin tuna power their way through the water. Hammerhead sharks circle inches away. Sea turtles cruise lazily by.
The Outer Bay also features the largest permanent collection of jellyfish species in the United States. Egg-yolk jellies and sea nettles drift gently in ten-foot-long exhibits beautifully lit to accentuate the jellies' delicate beauty. Comb jellies pulse with rainbow bands of light as they swim.
In the past, a wonderful exhibit of Jelly Fish and most recently The Secret Life of Seahorses; always something exciting to see at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Killer Whale Attack
May 8, 2014 - The blitz attack on the Gray Whale calf occurred about one mile off Morro Rock on California's Central Coast. Mother and calf were on a northward migration.
Killer whales are the largest of the dolphins and one of the world's most powerful predators. They have teeth on both their top and bottom jaws - 48-52 teeth in total. These teeth can be up to 4 inches long. Although toothed whales have teeth, they don't chew their food - they use their teeth for capturing and tearing food. Young killers whales get their first teeth at 2-4 months of age. Orcas may work in pods to hunt their prey.
The three Killer Whale photos were taken by wildlife photographer, Mike Baird on May 8, 2014.
From orcazone.com
Killer whales are ravenous feeders, eating up to 136 kg (300 lbs) of food a day. They feed on fish (including sharks and rays), squid, and marine birds, as well as more than 35 different species of marine mammals, including sea otters, seals, sperm whales, minke whales, humpback whales, gray whales, and blue whales. A killer whale's diet varies depending on its location. In the Antarctic, for instance, the animal's diet consists of about 67 percent fish, 27 percent marine mammals, and 6 percent squid. In the Bering Sea near Alaska, the diet is about 65 percent fish, 20 percent squid, and 15 percent marine mammals. Scientists have observed that resident and transient killer whales in the same area have a different diet. In the Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada, for example, resident populations feed mainly on salmon and other near-shore fishes, while transient populations feed primarily on harbor seals and porpoises.
Killer whales often hunt in packs, working together to encircle and herd prey into a small area before attacking. While hunting, killer whales rely on echolocation to gather information about their surroundings.
HUMPBACK WHALES IN STELLWAGEN BANK SANCTUARY
Humpback Whales in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Sept 24 2013
By Michelle Belden
FOR MY FAMILY
Dedicated to the STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
From Boston, Massachusetts Long Wharf harbor, we boarded the New England Aquarium Whale Watch catamaran. The ship had outside viewing decks and inside cabin space for seating. We left the bustling harbor and headed out to the Atlantic sea going east for 25 miles. We traveled at 24 knots, to visit the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The marine sanctuary is an underwater plateau comprised of 842 square miles and was declared a marine preserve in 1992. It is located between Cape Cod and Cape Ann in the mouth of the Massachusetts Bay. This marine habitat attracts humpback, finback, minke and pilot whales. The humpback whales are in major oceans in the North Atlantic, North Pacific and the Southern hemisphere. The humpback whales migrate and breed in tropical and subtropical waters. The feeding area in the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean is from North America, Eastern Canada, West Greenland, Iceland to Norway.
After traveling an hour at sea, we finally arrived to the marine preserve. Our Captain, crew and passengers were scanning the surface of the ocean looking for activity of whales. We spotted the spray from the whale's blowhole at a distance. The catamaran moved swiftly through the ocean, focusing in on the sited area. We arrived, the engines of the boat stopped, there was a silence, and we all saw the dorsal fin of the humpback whale. The whales surfaced, you can see and hear them breathe, and the entire boat was glued to the bow of the boat, stunned at these remarkable big mammals. We all watched them as they thrashed their pectoral whale flippers against the ocean surface, splashing water, spraying through their blowhole, swimming and then taking a dive to expose their massive fin tails protruding out of the water. The prominent flukes that were revealed were black and white in coloring. We all saw this for the first time, our minds inquisitive and in a state of discovery. We shared this moment together. The panoramic vistas of ocean, whales and azurite skies saturated our senses with endless treasure of beauty. What a remarkable planet we have, conservation in place to protect these endangered species. In 1972, congress passed the Marine Protection Act preserving underwater marine sanctuaries. There are 13 national marine sanctuaries in the United States.
Please enjoy the video clip of the humpback whales in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Facts about Humpback Whales:
• Baleen feeders.
• Diet: Crustations: krill, copepods, plankton. Fish: herring, mackerel, capelin, sand eel.
• Length of whale varies from 40ft to 52ft.
• Life expectancy estimate is 50 years.
• Predator: Orca whales, sharks and humans.
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Tectonic Plate | Mysterious Fault Zone Found Off California
Tectonic Plate | Mysterious Fault Zone Found Off California
Nearly 3,000 feet (900 metres) below the surface of Monterey Bay, a network of deep sea cables helps scientists to study marine life.
Spanning 32 miles (51 kilometres) across the floor of the Pacific Ocean, the cables record sounds like the high-pitched squeal of a dolphin or the deep moans of a humpback whale. They also capture the emission of light from undersea organisms like poisonous algae.
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But a team of researchers from Rice University and the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered another use for the network: recording underwater earthquakes.
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Last year, the researchers conducted a four-day experiment using 12 miles (19 kilometres) of the cable network to study the motion of the seafloor. The results of that experiment appear in a new paper in the journal Science.
The researchers reveal that they detected a 3.5-magnitude earthquake in Gilroy, a city in Northern California, in March 2018. They also discovered a new fault system at the bottom of the ocean. The technology could eventually help them map fault lines in areas where scientists know very little about seismic activity on the ocean floor.
It's kind of like streetlamps shining light on an area of the seafloor, Nate Lindsey, the paper's lead author, told Business Insider. There's a lot of potential to go and do this in an area where it makes a difference.
Researchers discovered a new fault system underwater
Before the researchers conducted their experiment at sea, they tested their technology on land using underground fibre-optic cables from the US Department of Energy, which funded the project. The cables stretch 13,000 miles (20,000 kilometres) below ground in Sacramento, California, but the researchers only used 14 miles for their experiment.
To start, they attached a device to the end of the cables that shoots out bursts of light. When the ground moves, it places a strain on the cables that scatters the light and sends it hurtling back toward the device. These light waves can be measured to determine the magnitude of an earthquake.
After six months of experimenting on land, the researchers moved their technology underwater. They partnered with the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS), which operates a network of undersea fibre-optic cables.
Every year, the cables need to be taken offline for maintenance, giving the researchers a brief window to test their technology.
For their experiment, the researchers used a portion of the cables that stretches from Moss Landing, a small fishing village off the coast of Monterey Bay, to Soquel Canyon, an offshore marine protected area.
By installing their device at the end of the undersea cables, the researchers were able to monitor shifts and fractures at the bottom of the ocean. This led to the discovery of a new underwater fault system in the Pacific Ocean in-between two major fault lines, the San Gregorio and the San Andreas, which run parallel to each other.
Lindsey said the fault system is likely much, much smaller and minor compared to the San Andreas – which scientists have pinpointed as the likely source of the next major California earthquake.
But he said his technology could ultimately be used to identify larger fault lines in unexplored areas like offshore Taiwan.
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FUKUSHIMA: Radioactivity in the Pacific Ocean. DEATH of Sea Life
FUKUSHIMA: Radioactivity in the Pacific Ocean. DEATH of Sea Life
A Seattle diver was shocked after discovering well over 100 dead sea stars washed up on the beach in the Brace Point area of West Seattle this weekend.
The sea stars were located on a small section of beach by underwater explorer and videographer Laura James, who immediately began filming and documenting the area.
The sea stars that are dying are apex predators of the seafloor and a keystone species, James said. What will be interesting is what will happen to the biodiversity now in the aftermath.
James' discovery follows the disturbing reports of melting starfish being found all along the West Coast of North America. Biologists in Seattle began collecting the sunflower starfish late last month to be sent for testing with other specimen already collected in Canada. Only days later, the same melting phenomenon was discovered in California as well.
Although scientists have yet to release a consensus on the cause, several theories have begun circulating ranging from disease to the deteriorating nuclear situation in Japan. At this time James says more testing needs to be done in order to find the cause, but does not believe Fukushima is directly related.
Regardless of the cause, all theories playing a collective role in West Coast wildlife, which continues its disturbing trend, remains a large possibility.
Just last August, independent Canadian biologists discovered herring bleeding from their gills, bellies and eyeballs around northern Vancouver Island. That same month, members of Canada's aboriginal community began reporting historically low returns of Skeena River sockeye salmon.
Last year, polar bears, walruses and seals in Alaska began appearing with open sores on their skin as well as large patches of missing hair. The following month, hundreds of Alaska Airlines flight attendants filed a formal complaint after developing skin lesions and hair loss as well.
According to an absolutely shocking study that has just been released, one area of the Pacific Ocean floor was 98 percent covered by decomposing sea creatures in July 2012. But in March 2012, only 1 percent of that same section of the Pacific Ocean floor was covered by dead sea creatures. This study has been going on for 24 years, and the scientists that are running this study say that during the past 2 years they have seen the biggest amounts of this detritus by far. In other words, the scientists that are studying this section of the ocean floor have never seen anything quite like this before. And when you consider this in conjunction with all of the other reports that have been coming in of sea creatures dying all over the Pacific Ocean, it is only natural to start asking some hard questions. Could radiation from Fukushima be responsible for all of this death?
sea life story exposed fukushima global warming truth national geographic 2013 2014 organism deep sea sea ocean data pacific ocean pacific japan japanese tokyo vancouver canada alaska nuclear radiation research science scientist aquarium life fish tropical fish united states u.s. usa america press media government animal humanity hero cancer sailor iodine work employment water filter supplies store media news survival prepare iodine tablets agenda nwo alex jones infowars wearechange dutchsinse dutchsince gerald celente david icke truth cover up glenn beck g4t jsnip4 fukushima fallout map west coast u.s. tepco yoshida thyroid cancer radiation level duct tape Although climate change is a leading contender for explaining the major increases in 2011 and 2012, Huffard says that these spikes could be part of a longer-term trend that scientists haven't yet observed. In the 24 years of this study, the past 2 years have been the biggest amounts of this detritus by far, said study leader Christine Huffard, a marine biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California. The Pacific recently has seen its fair share of weird. Last year, there was an invasion of Humboldt squid around coastal California and sea lion dying off in worrying numbers. And in recent weeks, disturbingly, sea stars -- from Alaska to San Diego are wasting away, literally melting.
But clearly, something definitely appears to be significantly affecting life throughout the Pacific Ocean. In fact, one very experienced Australian adventurer has stated that he felt as though the ocean itself was dead as he journeyed from Japan to San Francisco recently... Following continued news of disturbing sea life occurrences off the West Coast, scientists in Mexico's Scammon's Lagoon, also known as Laguna Ojo de Liebre, have discovered what appears to be the first ever documented case of conjoined gray whale calves.
Facts: The Beluga Whale
Quick facts about this very vocal and social whale! Also known as Bailey from the movie Finding Dory. The beluga whale (white whale, Delphinapterus leucas). Beluga whale facts!
13-16.5 ft (4-5 m)
3000 lbs (1361 kg)
100 lbs (45 kg)
5 ft (1.5 m)
2600 ft (800 m)
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40 Ton Humpback Whale Leaps Entirely Out of the Water! A Video by Craig Capehart
It was a rare clear, crisp, cold, winter day offshore Mbotyi in Pondoland, Eastern Cape province, South Africa (formerly Transkei).
The seas were unusually calm that day on the Indian Ocean. That wouldn't last long, soon returning to howling winds, whitecap waves, and giant swells! Did I mention it was cold - on land, at sea, and in the water?!
We are four SCUBA divers in a small rubber duck inflatable boat with two powerful 110 hp four stroke outboard motors. Clive is captain, Carlos is divemaster, and Levi is deckhand.
We are hunting for sardines. It is the annual world famous South African Sardine Run, a mass migration of pilchard fish up the east coast of Africa.
Actually, we are not interested in the sardines but rather the predators they attract. Hungry bottlenose and common dolphins herd the long line of small sardines into compact groups called bait balls. Once a ball is formed, a feeding frenzy ensues. Dolphins, sharks, and birds feast on the dense pack of small fish.
An ultralight airplane is overhead, looking for the action. Sightings are radioed to us and off we go at breakneck speed, hoping to record some real action. (Marius Nel, pilot)
Sadly, our six or seven hours daily on the water entail mostly waiting, waiting, and waiting a little longer until we find the elusive sardine bait ball.
Entertaining us while we wait are migrating humpback whales. Some are a mothers with calves. Some are males traveling in small groups.
This day, there were few sardine sightings but the whales seemed to be everywhere! An unexpected bonus!
This video shows a humpback whale mother cow swimming with a calf. It shows an adult 40 ton whale on its back, slapping both its left and right fins on the water, then leaping entirely out of the water!
It seems that never before has a recording been made of an adult humpback whale leaping entirely out of the water! A very rare event, indeed.
Dolphins and even Great White Sharks have been seen flying out of the water, but this is a first for an adult humpback whale!
Note: I sometimes have to remind my northern hemisphere friends that although it is summer in July and blisteringly hot and dry in parts of America and Europe, in South Africa it is exactly the opposite! It is dark, cold, winter now! Did I mention that it is cold?
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