[CINC] Ranger 85 on 2/10

[Dick Bellman]

On Sunday the Ranger 85 took 2 full boat loads of passengers out into the
beautiful SB Channel.

We encountered zero whales; approximately 500 Common Dolphins and in the
afternoon trip large numbers of sea birds.

The AM trip found the seas not only calm, but uncharacteristically devoid
of wildlife.  We sighted a lone common dolphin on the trip towards East
Anacapa and almost no bird life.  Sea birds were in much greater abundance
on the back side and the there was the usual congegation of sea lions on
the rocks, but none in the water.

The PM trip witnessed an incredible bird feeding frenzy with assorted
dolphins in the mix.  Upon return to the harbor we were greeted by six
bottlenose dolphins in the harbor, with two giving us excellent looks.

Despite not finding the "big boys" the passengers were happy with their
trip.  Kudos to Captain Frank for working so hard in attempting to locate
our target species.

Dick Bellman
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