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Archive: Jan 2017

The Importance of Giant Kelp

by Eric Austin Yee One of the most overlooked natural features while on our whale watching trips is giant kelp.  That brownish-green mess you see piled up on the beach or floating on the surface of the ocean is actually a super important part of a unique habitat important to our coast.  Dense patches of…

Dana Wharf Whale Watching 2016 Highlights

                  by Eric Austin Yee Once again Dana Wharf Whale Watching has had an amazing year of sightings and surprises! Here are just a few of the highlights we experienced in 2016! False Killer Whales – False killer whales are a rare sighting for the Southern California whale…

Mola Mola

                      by Eric Austin Yee Whale and dolphins are not the only animals our whale watching guest here at Dana Whale Watch find during our excursions. One of the most common yet, unusual animals we see is the Mola mola, also known as the…