SAN DIEGO — San Diego whale watchers just returned from a trip of a lifetime.
Right off the coast of Mission Bay, more than 100 Blue whales were spotted.
The tour boat company, Gone Whale Watching, shared some of its incredible footage with CBS 8.
"I had never seen anything like this. This was truly astonishing," Gone Whale Watching owner, Domenic Biagini said. "It's fun to see adults, almost get that Disneyland-like feel. This is one of the greatest marvels, nature has ever put on Earth. There were so many whales on the surface, and blue whales are massive, 75 feet, it looked like you could skip from whale to whale, all the way back to San Diego."
Feeding right there on the surface were more than 100 Blue whales, about 50 miles off the coast of Mission Bay.
Despite their massive size, they can be hard to find. But this company has lucked out 65 days now in a row. They predict in the next week or so, these whales will be even closer to shore.
"As we were coming home, we noticed there's a spout, there's another spout, what we thought were clouds, were all whale plumes, all together," he said.
It was by far, the biggest pod Gone Whale Watching has ever seen. Their excursions are on faster, smaller boats, allowing them to get further out and closer up to these incredible creatures.
"A blue whale's tongue, weighs as much as an African elephant, its heart is the size of a car and a blue whale is 33x what a T-Rex weighs," Biagini said.
It's currently the peak of the season, which typically spans mid-May through July. But in the past, we've seen sightings through September. From Baja California to Washington, they follow the food. Currently in San Diego, crill, their favorite food, which is a shrimp-like crustacean is in good supply.
"They'll use the West Coast of North America as their feeding ground, all summer long," Biagini added.
Blue whales are endangered, only ten to 25,000 remain in the wild. Our local population is around 900 to 2,200 and at least 100 of them, are in San Diego.
"Literally everywhere you looked, another whale was coming up. By spacing out all of the boat traffic, we're able to get better encounters and keep them comfortable as they feed in our San Diego waters"
Gone Whale Watching offers six whale-watching tours every single day. It costs $110 for a 2 and half hour trip and $300 for a full day.
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