Whale Watch Reports

Our resident whales have given us one of the best summer seasons in recent years. The Gray whale can reach lengths of 49 feet and weigh in around 60,000 pounds as adults. They are bottom feeders that graze throughout the day much like we see in certain land mammals. Their main food source are small crustaceans called amphipods and mysid...
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Depoe Bay whale watching is something you need to cross off your bucket list. With a record summer season of 100% sightings for nearly three and a half months you can't beat these odds! When you head out on the blue you will be seeing our rsident Gray whales which we are so proud to share a home with. Book...
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This has been one of the best seasons for our resident Gray Whales in recent years. There have been sightings on 100% of our trips for the past three and a half months. As summertime comes to an end our lovely residents will start moving farther out and the migratory groups will begin to come through as they travel south to...
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Good evening Depoe Bay! We wrapped up another wonderful day of whale watching here with 100% sightings on all our trips that went out. We credit our success to the amazing captains and crew members, as well as the reliable, brilliant resident Gray Whales! Before they move a bit farther out to make room for the migratory groups after the summer...
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Summertime is coming to a close and we have had one of the best resident whale seasons yet! There have been too many wonderful sightings to count and we are not complaining one bit. Soon our residents will start heading offshore again and the northern migratory whales will make their way south to Baja in order to calve and feed...
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Oh boy has it been a great time to be a whale! The sunny weather has given the kelp forests a boost which means the amphipods and mysid shrimp (main baleen whale diet) are thriving! With plentiful food comes hearty sightings of whales to go along with it. For the past three and a half months the sightings have been...
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