Top 10 Whale Watching Spots in the US (2019) | MojoTravels
These massive and beautiful mammals are always worth the trip. Welcome to MojoTravels and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 Whale-Watching Spots in the US in 2019.
For this list we're looking at the best places across America to see whales in their natural splendor this year. We're basing our choices on a mix of varieties and sheer numbers of whales, as well as the unique sights that each location has to offer.
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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
Sea World in San Diego View of San Diego, California By: Ian Van Tuyl
I took this video to show you the view from the ride in Sea World looking at the park and Beautiful San Diego California in December.
San Diego Bay, San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States, North America
San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port located in San Diego County, California near the U.S.–Mexico border. The bay, which is 12 miles (19 km) long and 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km) wide, is the third largest of the three large, protected natural bays on California's entire 840 miles (1,350 km) long coastline after San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay. The highly urbanized land adjacent to the bay includes the city of San Diego (eighth largest city in the United States) and four other cities, including National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado. Considered to be one of the best natural harbors on the west coast of North America, it was colonized by Spain beginning in 1769. Later it served as base headquarters of major ships of the United States Navy in the Pacific until just before the United States entered World War II, when the newly organized United States Pacific Fleet primary base was transferred to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. However, San Diego Bay remains as a home port of major assets, including several aircraft carriers, of the United States Pacific Fleet, and as a result of base closures beginning in the 1980s, facilities in San Diego Bay are the only remaining major naval base facilities still in operation in the entire State of California. San Diego Bay's commercial port has two container ship facilities (one for refrigerated containers) and a cruise ship terminal. A second cruise ship terminal opened in December 2010. The port handles more than 3 million metric tons of cargo yearly. The cruise ship terminal hosted more than 250 ship calls a year totaling more than 800,000 passengers at its peak in 2008; since then the number of ship calls has fallen to fewer than 100 per year due to the withdrawal of regular service by major cruise lines. General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), the only shipyard on the west coast capable of building and repairing large ocean-going vessels, is near the San Diego side of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge. San Diego International Airport is also adjacent to the bay, across Harbor Drive from the Coast Guard Station. The bay is spanned by the San Diego – Coronado Bridge, built in 1969. The bridge curves and rises to a height of 200 feet above the water so that Navy ships can pass under it. (However, the vertical clearance is insufficient for Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, which is why these are docked north of the bridge.) The bridge was originally a toll bridge; however, toll collection was discontinued in 2002, when the bridge's construction loans were paid in full. Formerly known as Commercial Basin and housing much of San Diego's sport and commercial fishing fleet, the small cove in the southern lee of Shelter Island was renamed in 1994 to America's Cup Harbor, in honor of the 1995 America's Cup races held in San Diego. America's Cup Harbor has several boat yards and marinas for private sailing yachts, as well as a mooring field. Numerous resorts, hotels, and the San Diego Convention Center are adjacent to the Bay. Several parks and nature preserves are found at various locations along the shoreline. Sightseeing boats depart from the downtown area. Commercial sport fishing and whale watching tours depart from Shelter Island. Ten museum ships call San Diego Bay home. They include the USS Midway, an aircraft carrier museum, and the Star of India, the oldest iron-hulled merchant ship afloat and the world's oldest active sailing ship. The Star of India and eight other ships and boats on San Diego Bay are the floating collection of the San Diego Maritime Museum; they are open to the public for a fee, and many are in sailing condition. In the northern part of the bay there are two commercial islands (actually peninsulas connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land) called Harbor Island and Shelter Island. They were built up from former sand bars and now hold hotels, restaurants, marinas, and public parkland. Across from Harbor Island is a bayside park called Spanish Landing, a historic site which commemorates the meeting in 1769 of two expeditions from Spanish Mexico that made possible the European settlement of California. Spanish Landing park is the site of San Salvador Village, where the San Diego Maritime Museum is constructing a full-sized, fully functional wooden replica of the San Salvador flagship, in which explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered San Diego Bay in 1542. Small boat sailing is extremely popular, and the bay is lined by dozens of marinas and nine yacht clubs, including the San Diego Yacht Club which was the home of the America's Cup from 1988 to 1995. An inlet of the bay was renamed America's Cup Harbor to commemorate that occasion.
Whale Watching In San Diego
whale watching with blue whales and dolphins everywhere!
USA in 4K part 3: Whale watching in Monterey Bay
this is a part of our trip to USA - contains shoots from the whale watching boat trip in Monterey Bay.
The Monterey coast is one of the best places in California — or perhaps in the world — to watch whales and other marine life.
Whales come to the Monterey Bay because it's full of things they like to eat. Plankton, krill, squid, and anchovies are all carried to the ocean's surface by a perfect combination of wind, the angle of the coastline and the earth's rotation.
In fact, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is almost like Africa's Serengeti plains, rich in wildlife. More than 30 species of marine mammals, 180 species of seabirds and shorebirds, and at least 525 species of fish live in it.
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San Diego is a major city in California, United States. It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 miles (190 km) south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico.
With an estimated population of 1,394,928 as of July 1, 2015, San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest in California. It is part of the San Diego–Tijuana conurbation, the second-largest transborder agglomeration between the US and a bordering country after Detroit–Windsor, with a population of 4,922,723 people. San Diego has been called the birthplace of California. It is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center.
Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego was the first site visited by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States. Upon landing in San Diego Bay in 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain, forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California 200 years later. The Presidio and Mission San Diego de Alcalá, founded in 1769, formed the first European settlement in what is now California. In 1821, San Diego became part of the newly independent Mexico, which reformed as the First Mexican Republic two years later. In 1850, California became part of the United States following the Mexican–American War and the admission of California to the union.
The city is the seat of San Diego County and is the economic center of the region as well as the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. San Diego's main economic engines are military and defense-related activities, tourism, international trade, and manufacturing. The presence of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), with the affiliated UCSD Medical Center, has helped make the area a center of research in biotechnology.
Tourism
Tourism is a major industry owing to the city's climate, beaches, and tourist attractions such as Balboa Park, Belmont amusement park, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and SeaWorld San Diego. San Diego's Spanish and Mexican heritage is reflected in many historic sites across the city, such as Mission San Diego de Alcala and Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. Also, the local craft brewing industry attracts an increasing number of visitors for beer tours and the annual San Diego Beer Week in November; San Diego has been called America's Craft Beer Capital.
San Diego County hosted more than 32 million visitors in 2012; collectively they spent an estimated $8 billion. The visitor industry provides employment for more than 160,000 people.
San Diego's cruise ship industry used to be the second-largest in California. Numerous cruise lines operate out of San Diego. However, cruise ship business has been in decline since 2008, when the Port hosted over 250 ship calls and more than 900,000 passengers. By 2011 the number of ship calls had fallen to 103 (estimated).
Local sight-seeing cruises are offered in San Diego Bay and Mission Bay, as well as whale-watching cruises to observe the migration of gray whales, peaking in mid-January. Sport fishing is another popular tourist attraction; San Diego is home to Southern California's biggest sport fishing fleet.
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Sailing on Abracadabra - San Diego Racing Yacht!
Wow! What an amazing time Sailing on Abracadabra with wonderful friends in San Diego, California! Abracadabra wins over Stars & Stripes!
Stars & Stripes and Abracadabra were both raced by Dennis Conner. Dennis Conner is well renowned in the San Diego racing yacht world as he won four America's Cups. Having thirty years of America's Cup experience, Conner is therefore regarded as Mr. America's Cup.
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Views of San Diego skyline and Coronado bridge on Harbor Cruise. Downtown - San Diego California, USA Video.
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Whale watching in San Diego with Adventure Rib Rides
A whale and dolphin trip in San Diego, with Adventure Rib Rides, turned into a magical day. We saw dolphin, sea lions, sea birds and most lucky of all, a pod of 6 Fin Whale! Sadly my phone died before I could get the video of the whale coming with 30ft of the boat. They were so huge we felt tiny beside them!
On Board with Troy Sears Skipper of Schooner AMERICA
Interview with Captain Troy Sears, the skipper of AMERICA, a replica of the first schooner to take home the America's Cup for the United States. AMERICA visited the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2016.
Newport Landing Whale Watching Trip HD California - 26th June 2015
Newport Landing Whale Watching trip on the Ocean Explorer captained by Larry!! Excellent trip where we saw many common dolphins, an elephant seal, and mother and baby fin whales!!!
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Whale Watching in the Pacific Ocean - San Diego, California
Whale watching tour expedition turned up a few fin whales. Love it when they come up for a breath or two.
Next Level Sailing - GoPro Grey Whale
Grey whale swims circles around Yacht America
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*Please note that the boat is not moving while the grey whale swims under the boat. We like to keep a safe distance from the whales, but sometimes it's the whales who decide to get a closer look.
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Navy Dolphin Gitmo Rally, San Diego
Protest against U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program was held on October 22,2016 at the Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego CA. For years, the U.S. Navy has held dolphins and sea lions in small enclosures in San Diego (California), Bangor (Washington), Kings Bay (Georgia) and used them in many operations. Training is similar to that of a police dog and involves ‘positive reinforcement’ and the use of treats. The US Navy uses trained bottlenose dolphins to locate and mark mines on the sea floor or in shallow water. Other teams of dolphins and sea lions are used to protect ships and harbours, detect enemy swimmers, as well as recover equipment from the sea floor. The US Navy began its Marine Mammal Program in the 1960s, when it tested species including orcas, sharks and birds. It eventually settled on dolphins and sea lions. Although the animals are housed in the US, they are always on call to be deployed anywhere around the world in 72 hours. In late 80’s, insiders found that marine mammal intelligence & military intelligence were mutually exclusive & could not reliably coexist to even minimal national security standards. U.S. Navy finally admits NMMP programs are obsolete due to ROV/Drone technological advances that have replaced human ground troops & air support systems. 100+ dolphins and 40+ sea lions deserve Honorable Discharge. This $20-30 Million Dollar waste of tax dollars can certainly be put to better use for National Security or Veteran Assistance. #EndDolphinGITMO
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Adventure R.I.B. Rides in San Diego Bay
Jetset Extra took a high-speed tour of San Diego Bay with Adventure R.I.B. Rides. A R.I.B. is a Rigid Inflatable Boat used by Navy Seals, and this one is a genuine, discontinued model form the armed forces now being used to aid on film shoots like Pirates of the Caribbean. See stunning views of downtown San Diego and Coronado Island without getting seasick, as these boats travel at 50 mph on top of the waves without being rocked about by the current.
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Book your San Diego holidays and discover a year-round near-perfect climate, varied terrain and an abundance of recreational activities, San Diego offers outdoor enthusiasts a vacation experience like no other. From its 112 kilometres of stunning Southern California coastline to the lakes, mountains and 600,000-acre Anza-Borrego Desert in rural East County, San Diego is a diverse outdoor playground to be enjoyed throughout the year.
During winter months along San Diego’s coastline, guests can watch the exciting migration of the California grey whale on its annual journey from chilly Alaskan seas to the warm water breeding grounds in Mexico. Whale watching tours are offered daily and occur on a variety of ships from intimate America’s Cup yachts to large public cruises.
Throughout the year, water lovers can also surf, swim, sail, kayak, paddleboard, dive and snorkel as well as experience thrilling sportfishing on half-, full- and multi-day excursions. And, for the truly adventurous, guests can paraglide above the blue Pacific off the dramatic 300-foot cliffs of Torrey Pines, located just north of luxurious La Jolla.
For landlubbers, San Diego offers 93 golf courses, including the world-renowned Torrey Pines golf course, as well as miles of biking routes and running and hiking trails.
In rural East County, guests can rock climb, horseback ride, camp and stargaze under clear night skies in the Cuyamaca Mountains and serene Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Also, during the spring and dependent on winter rains, guests can enjoy the annual bloom of desert wildflowers and see Anza-Borrego transformed into a spectacular desert floral display.
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