Epic Snorkel & Whale Watch Adventure on Seasmoke today. On the way to our snorkel site, not only did we see a 5 foot + Manta Ray feeding on the surface, but we also saw a monk seal!!! And then…to top it off, on the way back, while we were under sail, we saw two …
We wanted you to be the first to know that today guests on our Snorkel Adventure Cruise aboard Seasmoke got to see the very first Humpback Whales of our 2015/2016 season! Captain Ryan Stevenson reports seeing spouts from two sub-adult Humpbacks just about 1/2 mile offshore of Anaeho’omalu Bay around noon. As our guests and …
Aloha, As this ends our Humpback Season, I thought I should leave off with some good news. All the new calves we’ve seen this season bode well for the future of the Humpback population in the North Pacific. According to research results released in 2008 by SPLASH (Structure of Populations, Levels of Abundance and Status …
Aloha, We didn’t see any Humpbacks on our Tuesday Wake up With the Whales, but we did have a nice morning on the water looking for them! So with no Humpbacks to report about in our waters, here’s an interesting story about a Humpback who went where he wasn’t supposed to be: In 1985, a …
Aloha, With another Whale Watch Season wrapping up here on the Big Island, we’re beginning to think the remaining whales are getting kind of lonely. At least that would explain what happened to us on our Wake Up With the Whales Cruise on Monday. As we were leaving the bay, Captain Mike saw a couple …
Aloha, The weather cleared on Thursday, so we ran all of our cruises. As usual with a busy day, there’s just too much to report for one email, so here’s what we saw on just one of those cruises. On our 10:00 Whale Watch on Alala from Kawaihae, we started the day with a pod …
Aloha, On Monday’s Wake up With the Whales Cruise, we spent a lot of time with a Mom/Baby/Escort pod. Baby breached right next to the boat, catching all of us off guard. We also saw a lot of other spouts and tails from cruising adult Humpbacks. And we weren’t even out of the harbor on …
Aloha, Our Wednesday Whale Watches were really fun. On our Wake up with the Whales Cruise on Manu Iwa, we got to see 4 double breaches — we’re never really sure how whales can time that so perfectly and it’s astounding to see. Our idling boat was also approached by a couple of big adults …