Channel Islands Trip Reports | Pacific Offshore Exp

Trip Reports and Sightings from Channel Islands

9/2/24 8 Hour Zodiac Whale Watching

4 Fin Whales, 1 Minke Whale, 75 Bottlenose Dolphin, 30 Risso's Dolphin, 50 Common Dolphin

9/1/24 8 Hour Zodiac Whale Watching

1 Fin Whale, 1,000 Common Dolphins, 20 Risso's Dolphin, 75 Bottlenose Dolphins We had incredibly great encounters with Common,...

8/28/24 Killer Whale Quest

SIXTEEN Killer Whales, 5 Humpback Whales, 2 Fin whales, 5,000 Common Dolphins, and 75 Bottlenose Dolphins We found several families of...

4/21/24 Killer Whale Quest

2 Killer Whales, 12 humpbacks, 1000 Common Dolphin, 15 Pacific White Sided Dolphin, 3 Dall's Porpoise, 25 Bottlenose Dolphin, 15 Risso's...

4/20/24 Killer Whale Quest

7 Killer Whales, 3 Humpback Whales We found the CA113s and CA200s! They had just killed a sea lion before we arrived.

4/19/24 Killer Whale Quest

1 Blue Whale, 5 Fin Whales, 30 Risso's Dolphins, 100 Common Dolphins

4/18/24 Killer Whale Quest

12 Humpback Whales, 5 Dall's Porpoise, 3000 Common Dolphin

4/17/24 Killer Whale Quest

4 Killer Whales, 15 Humpback Whales, 1000 Common Dolphin, 20 Pacific White Sided Dolphin, 100 Risso's Dolphin We saw Emma's pod, the...

2/25/24 Killer Whale Quest

7 Killer Whales, 50 Bottlenose Dolphin, 200 Common Dolphin We found CA199, an adult male, and 6 other Orcas who had previously not been...

2/24/24 Killer Whale Quest

2 Killer Whales, 12 Humpback Whales, 2 Gray Whales We found CA113 and CA113A, a mom and son pair of orcas near Santa Rosa Island