Oceanic Society

In the course of the gray whale migration off the coast of California, there are 2 distinct legs of the journey. Whales begin by heading south, typically from Alaska down to Baja California and then they make the reverse trip back north. Usually there is some overlap with the earliest grays heading north while the late comers have just begun traveling south. This year we’ve witnessed far less overlap among north and southbound whales than in years past. Here is…...read more