Blue Whales Put On Show In Waters Off LA Coast

PALOS VERDES -- Dozens of giant blue whales are putting on a show along the Southern California coast and whale watchers are flocking to the area to catch a glimpse of the spectacular sight.

Captain Dan Salas told KTLA as many as 100 blue whales have been spotted swimming in the waters between Huntington beach and Santa Monica bay this week.

Experts say that number is extraordinary since only 2,000 blue whales have been documented in the north Pacific Ocean.

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[LAsGoodLife]

02:47 AM on 09/15/2010

I'm lucky enough to live in Redondo Beach, California and see the Blue Whales blow (spray) everyday! I decided to see them even closer on a boat tour...booked a boat called the Voyager from Redondo Pier and went out...a couple miles offshore. There were 20 to 25 Blue Whales, some got pretty close to the boat. It was absolutely amazing!

here's my blog about it http://www.lasgoodlife.com/featured-articles/magnificent-blue-whales-santa-monica-bay/

If you're anywhere close to the area, I really recommend it. Everyone on the boat loved it, and this is really the first time they've been in this area with these numbers.

[anothervoter]

06:57 PM on 09/04/2010

Amazing!

[Siren Song]

12:13 AM on 09/04/2010

What a wonderful treat to see such a sight! Years ago my parents lived in Southern California and we sometimes could see migrating whales from the balcony. Just magnificent creatures.

Special blessings to Captain Paul Watson and his crew of the Sea Shepherd who risk their lives to save them.

[Bryan Boru]

08:40 PM on 09/03/2010

And don't let the biologists kid you. Whales are smarter than humans, with a brain weighing over 50 lbs. They just don't have hands, which makes construction projects (as if they ever even felt the need) difficult.

[elizabeth lerer]

07:05 PM on 09/03/2010

Thank you for posting this.
Giant Blues! ... Just knowing that they are nearby makes me happy. I hope that they can feel the love.

[Pema]

06:42 PM on 09/03/2010

how wonderful. my avatar is from our trip 3/10 to santa catalina island, we saw 2 grey whales on the sail back. this is a pic of the bay.

[ValdaDeDieu]

06:13 PM on 09/03/2010

An amazing spectacle. Hope we get things right, so they'll be around for a long, long time.

[bgofca]

03:43 PM on 09/03/2010

awesome. we went on a whale watching day cruise from san francisco and saw gray whales and dolphins and a huge sea turtle. It was a wonderful experience even if we all got very sea sick. I was told by the biologists on the ship that it would be a milder sea if we'd gone from monterey bay. anyway, we saw the whales breach and that was awesome.

[Left of Right]

03:41 PM on 09/03/2010

Awesome! Great was to shake off the horror of the " woman dies in chimney" article! (UGG!)

[UnaBohemia]

03:40 PM on 09/03/2010

I saw one of these whales last year during one of my stops up Pacific Coast Highway towards Oxnard. In that instant, it was just me and that whale that came up to say HELLO. I will never forget that magical moment. Such beautiful animals they are!

[MotorcycleBoy]

12:58 PM on 09/03/2010

Truly awesome.