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Now! Marine Wildlife Encounters!

Marine Wildlife Encounters


Look for spouts @ West Cliff and Seabright

spouts while Whale Watching in Monterey Bay California with Stagnaro Charters

10/28 - 11/2

Lunge feeding humpback whales on last Friday and Saturday trips! We also saw dolphins and rafts of sea lions in the feeding grounds of pristine Monterey Bay.

Today 11/2 we are spotting whale spouts from shore, near Seabright and West Cliff Beaches.

Lunge Feeding while Whale Watching in Monterey Bay California with Stagnaro Charters

Lunge feeding humpback whales 10-28-16. photo: Megan Petersen

This entry was posted on November 2, 2016 by jennyo.


Whales near shore Santa Cruz; Rare Sperm Whale spotted in Monterey Bay

Sperm Whale while Whale Watching in Monterey Bay California with Stagnaro Charters

Sunday 10/23: Again we found Humpback Whales near Santa Cruz, feeding along with rafts of California Sea Lions. (Photos courtesy Michael B Nelson)

Saturday, 10/22: Humpback whales close to Santa Cruz!

Friday 10/21: Whales up the coast a bit, near Davenport!

Thursday, 10/20: We spent time with 3 lunging humpback whales outside Wilder Ranch, then a cruise back down to Aptos to find a white shark near the Cement Ship, Seacliff State Beach.

MONTEREY BAY – For the first time in five years, a sperm whale has been sighted in the Monterey Bay.

Sperm Whale while Whale Watching in Monterey Bay California with Stagnaro Charters

Photo: Michael Nelson

Sea Lions while Whale Watching in Monterey Bay California with Stagnaro Charters

California Sea Lion, Photo: Michael Nelson

This entry was posted on October 25, 2016 by jennyo.