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New census from Laguna San Ignacio
UABCS reports 134 singles, 70 mothers and 70 calves in the lagoon this week!
Latest census of gray whales
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur conducted a census in Laguna San Ignacio on 22 February: 262 whales (76 calves, 76 mothers, and 110 singles).
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First 2014 tour date has arrived!
We have been busy readying our vessel and ourselves, and the day has arrived. Passengers from New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, UK, and Germany will be boarding the boat today and departing tonight for our first tour of 2014. Dr Rafe Payne and Rob Nawojchik will be the naturalists on this journey, and Dr Steven Swartz will join along until he arrives at his research station in Laguna San Ignacio. Wishing them fair seas and loads of whales!
20 january census in Laguna San Ignacio
an official census was done on 20 jan and the total is 84: 22 calves and 62 adults.
BIG whale census day!
Gray Whale Census Update, Pt. Vicente: THIRTY-SEVEN GRAY WHALES, including a huge pod of twelve! Multiple sightings joined, milled, and separated, causing lots of confusion as we tried to accurately count and track them. One whale SPYHOPPED right next to Whale Rock. As another gray whale milled, a nearby small boat caused it to disappear for a while. Some slow-moving whales took an hour to pass us. A huge pod of at least 12 grays swam about five miles offshore; we watched them for an hour and twenty minutes before we could positively identify them as gray whales, since we needed to use spotting scopes i order to see their backs and flukes. Many FIN WHALES moved through our field of view, adding to our confusion; one was about a mile offshore, but most were further away in the Redondo Canyon. We also spotted COMMON DOLPHIN, BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN, and PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN.
How many gray whales are in Laguna San Ignacio?
10 jan census from laguna san ignacio:7 calves and 23 adults (30 total). local ecotourist business (kuyima) believes it’s closer to 50 whales total as of today!
