[CINC] B.m. with entanglement scars and a giant M.m.

[Mr Zalophus]

Hi, all...

1- As Paul noted, the Condor Express has regularly seen a Blue Whale cow
(with calf) that has a "scrape" across her somewhat bony spine at the tail
stock.  Orange flesh shows as well as a strip of muscle meat.  There are
also abrasions on the inside edge of the tail fluke itself, and on the right
side of the tail stock are some circumference "wrap" scars.   The whale
appears to be fine other than its obvious skinny condition and the possible
entanglement wound.   See the images at:

http://www.condorexpressphotos.com/Other/2010-07-07-SB-Channel
http://www.condorexpressphotos.com/Other/2010-07-11
http://www.condorexpressphotos.com/Other/2010-07-16-SB-Channel

2- Yesterday's Blue Whale cow/calf pair were different individuals...no
wounds, and we had a giant Mola mola.   See the pics:

http://www.condorexpressphotos.com/Other/2010-07-17-SB-Channel

Best fishes and have a WHALE of a day!

Bob Perry
Condor Express


On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Paul Jr. Petrich <ppetrich39 at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Important P.S.!
>  Skipper Dave noted, on one actual mini-fluke of Mama Blue, she had
> definite scares on her flukes identifying that she had a serious encounter
> with active nets or Ghost Nets in the distant past. They were a long time
> healed.  Paul
>
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> From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com
> To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org
> Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:05:38 -0700
> Subject: [CINC] Condor X 7/16/10
>
> Ahoy Volunteers,
>  Capt. Dave considerately warned all 90 signed up passengers for the trip
> that rough sea were forecast on the way to our distant whale watching
> destination at the Ledge off the NW shore of Santa Rosa Island: And that the
> day before most passengers got sea sick. Only two opted to accept
> pre-boarding rain-checks. So Don Shubert (PID), Dick Bellman, and myself
> departed with 88 passengers on a voyage that hopefully would produce better
> results than the day prior's experience for all aboard (a rare zero sighting
> day for the season). It certainly did!
>  Aboard we had passengers from France, Austria, The Netherlands, and many
> points east in the USA. Lots of young kids, too. To the latter's delight,
> half way out, and staying with us for a half hour, we encountered a very
> wide spread pod of Common Dolphin. At The Ledge, we encountered a Mamma Blue
> and her calf, getting great views of both for over a half hour in
> surprisingly calm seas. On turning for home we briefly visited with two more
> Blues. Capt. Dave took us into Painted cave at Santa Cruz, as far as the
> high tide allowed, and he and we volunteers shared our CINP and TNC
> knowledge with a lot of inquisitive first time So. Cal visitors.
>  The Condor X crew of Jacque, Dennis (DG), and Bob Perry (photos) had an
> easy time of it compared to the day prior. No obvious sea sick passengers!
> However, we volunteers had a great opportunity to share our knowledge about
> the unique blend of micro-climates we have in our CINP and CINMS region!
> While we and all passengers were up top in shirt sleeves and shorts near
> Santa Barbara, by the time we were turning back to Painted Cave, it was
> overcast and all aboard were bundled up and inside, dodging a very cool
> marine windchill! Yet, as we approached our Paradise Coastline of SB, the
> sun was out again, the water was calm and clear, and a pod of 75 Long Beaked
> Commons put on a great show, and I went straight to the beach after docking!
>    Paul Petrich
>
>
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