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Pacific Offshore Expeditions
Channel Islands​
Trip Reports and Sightings from Channel Islands


January 2026 Summary
The past month we have enjoyed incredibly stable weather which leant itself to off the charts Killer Whale encounters! Normally a winter month like January has several storm systems roll through and disrupt our schedule. But Jan 9th through 31st we didn't have to cancel a single trip due to weather. In that time span, we operated 16 quests and sighted Killer Whales on 15 of them! On one particular day, 40 Killer Whales were seen. You may be wondering... is this the peak? What


December Schedule Discussion
Many folks are inquiring.... "What about trips during the Christmas Season?!" In years past, we have operated Killer Whale Quests with good success in the time immediatley before and after Christmas. This year, we do not have any trips on our calendar in the time frame. The reason why is that our schedule in Newport Beach is very much full, day and night, for 2 hour trips during this time. If we have Oxnard commitments on top of this, it's a big stressor to our scheduling. On


9/29/25 All 8, One Day Channel Islands Marathon
8 Killer Whales


9/28/25 Killer Whale Quest
11+ Killer Whales CA216Bs, CA45s, CA46D, CA122Bs


9/27/25 Killer Whale Quest
22 Killer Whales! Â CA23A1s/A2/A3, CA27As, CA39s, CA40/CA137, CA58B, CA122As, CA122Cs, CA216Cs


9/19/25 Killer Whale Quest
14 Killer Whales CA39As, CA122Bs, CA58A, CA27As, CA216Cs!


9/7/25 8 Hour Channel Islands Whale Watching
10 Killer Whales, 10 Humpback Whales, 4,000 Common Dolphins Capt. Ryan's VLOG about the whole day can be seen here:...


9/6/25 8 Hour Channel Islands Whale Watching
20+ Humpback Whales, 4,000 Common Dolphins


8/31/25 Killer Whale Quest
6 Killer Whales, 6 Humpback Whales, 3,000 Common Dolphin The CA27Ds and CA27E family of Orca killed a common dolphin right in front of...
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