[CINC] Islander Whale Watch, Ventura March 1, 2013

[Catherine French]

Forwarded message from new naturalist Bonne Brown
WhaleWatch, March 1, 2013: 
IslandPackers, Islander:  Captain Lee Fleischer, Laurie Van Stee, JoelBarrett, Naturalist/Mentor Catherine French
 Thiswas my certification trip and it could not have been better!  It was a beautiful day with an amazing groupof passengers on both trips.  They werevery enthusiastic and engaging.
 0930:  36 passengers, calm seas unlimited visibility
3 gray whales spotted near the rig line (between platforms Gina and Gail)
1Fin and 1 Minke on the backside of Anacapa
250Common Dolphins.
Alsoseen:  Female Steller sea lion on the VenturaHarbor channel marker (R2V).
2Scripp’s murrelets and 1 Pigeon Guillemot in addition to California brown pelicansand western gulls 
1330:  35 passengers, 5-10 knots, 2 to 3’swell, unlimited visibility
3gray whales spotted between platform Gina and Anacapa
1fin whale and 1 Minke on the backside of Anacapa in 2400 feet of water (PerCapt. Lee the deeper water is where the fins are most likely to be found)
200Common Dolphins 
BonneBrown



Calm Seas,
 
Catherine French
Writer, mentor, naturalist
805.570.0432
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