First blue whale of the season spotted off Southern California coast

DANA POINT - Blue whale discovered at 8 miles outside of Dana Point is the first season of the season in the sea of ​​Orange County.

Captain Cht Gathers and Craig DeWitt released about 75 ft whale while participating in Capt Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari's private whale watching charter.

The two men found the whale's back and then walked closer looking at the blowing. Look at noon on Friday in May

"It's giving bait," DeWitt said. "It was hovering around the krill, some of which are on the side given to the side."

For the first season of the season, the purpose of the blue whale has been highlighted of the local whale fishing charter, it is a good indicator of the likely season for blue whale at the coastline of Orange County Animal feed It is recommended to see.

"In the past year, the water is very warm and I have never seen lots of algae," DeWitt said. "We always started to see more things, and I always thought it would be a good blue whale season, which is proven today."

The blue whale is normally found near the coast of Southern California from May to October. The whale moves to the sea near the west coast of America and eats krill, very small shrimp-type crustaceans.

The blue whale is a protected species almost hunted in the early 20 th century. Still there is a danger of ship strikes and entanglement of fishing gear. In 2016, four tangled blue whales were reported on the west coast of the United States.

Whale fishing seasons on the east coast of Sri Lanka are from May to October, and blue whale, sperm whale and large dolphins are seen near the coast of Trincomalee, and part of this sea is used as breeding and playground. Breed young whales in this surrounding area and enjoy the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Because you can easily access Trincomalee from Pasikuda, seeing whales is one of the popular activities in Pasikuda. If you are planning to visit Trincomalee for a visit, your travel time will be in line with the peak season to discover these beautiful sea giants.

As early as February 2017, we were conducting an outdoor survey on the coastal blue whale of southern Sri Lanka. To be honest, when a whale approaches our ship, unlike the gorgeous humpback whales, most of them are not noticeable, so we do not see them. Therefore, it is often difficult to record these characteristics at a glance. However, my nonprofit organization Oceanswell has the Sri Lanka blue whale project. In this project, we manage a photo ID card catalog of all whale species in our waters. So when we stopped our boat and this rare whale began to hover closer to us, I began taking pictures