Dana Wharf Blog

Rare Salmon Shark Spotted at the East-End of Catalina Island Dana Wharf Whale Watching saw a very rare salmon shark on Friday, March 26th while on an 8 Hour Ultimate Whale Watching Trip   Dana Wharf’s Eight Hour Whale Watching trips are so fun and we do them once a month. The target is always…

The Festival of Whales is celebrating 50 Years, THANK YOU Don Hansen! The milestone of the Dana Point Festival of Whales reaching 50 years is so much more than a new logo or the celebration itself for me. Having grown up at Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching and retelling my family’s story is a…

Kids are the Future of Fishing Dana Wharf Sportfishing By, Donna Kalez For the last forty years Coastal Conservation Association has been at the forefront of encouraging youth to explore and engage in the marine sciences.  Both fishing and education are a top priority to insure the future of angling and a healthy marine environment….

by Eric Austin Yee Our flow of gray whales sighted by Dana Wharf Whale Watching guests has been consistent and outstanding again this season! The easy to spot gray whale is not just gray as its name says. Upon closer inspection, our guest will notice that gray whales are full of white patches and markings…

by Eric Austin Yee Our guests at Dana Wharf Whale Watching often ask how our captains find dolphins and whales in the wide open ocean. One way is with the help of our often overlooked seabirds. Seabirds often feed on small baitfish and krill which some dolphins and whales feed on also. Dolphins, whales,…

  It’s the ultimate goal of many Dana Wharf Whale Watching guests – witness a whale breach! Many have seen it on TV while watching a nature documentary but, you never know when it might happen when a whale is spotted during our trips. Agile humpback whales and gray whales traveling along our coast are…

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…

                  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…

                      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…

                          by Eric Austin Yee The whale watching industry in Southern California has had some pretty amazing and rare sightings in recent days! Our lucky Dana Wharf Whale Watching guest had the pleasure of seeing a large pod of killer whales head up…