Dana Wharf is Seeing Blue ... Blue Whales within Three-Mile Radius of Dana Point!DANA POINT, Calif. -- Captains of Dana Wharf Sportfishing sport·fish·ing n. The sport of catching fish using a rod and reel. Noun 1. sportfishing - the act of someone who fishes as a diversion fishing field sport, outdoor sport - a sport that is played outdoors and Whale Watching Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and other cetaceans in their natural habitat. Whales are watched most commonly for recreation (cf. bird watching) but the activity can also be for scientific or educational reasons. boats reported seeing 17 blue whales last Saturday within a three mile radius of Dana Point, resulting in Dana Wharf's scheduling whale watching cruises Monday-Friday, 5pm-7pm and some weekends. The cost is $25.00 per person; children 4 and under are free. The breathtaking blue whale is one of the rorquals, a family that also includes the humpback whale humpback whale Long-finned baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). They live along all major ocean coasts, sometimes swimming close inshore or even into harbours and up rivers. Humpbacks grow to 40–52 ft (12–16 m) long. , fin whale fin whale or finback whale or razorback whale or common rorqual Swift, slender-bodied baleen whale (Balaenoptera physalus) named for the ridge on its back. , Bryde's whale Bryde’s Whales are the least-known and in many ways the most unusual of the rorquals. They are small by rorqual standards—no more than about 25 tonnes—prefer tropical and temperate waters to the polar seas that other whales in their family frequent; are largely , sei whale, and minke whale. The blue whale makes deep and rumbling sounds that can be felt as much as heard. These low-frequency sounds travel long distances through water, allowing blue whales to communicate with each other over hundreds of miles of ocean. The blue whale is the largest mammal, possibly the largest animal, to ever inhabit the earth. Its body is long, somewhat tapered, and streamlined, with the head making up less than one-fourth of its total body length. Tickets for whale watching can be reserved one week in advance with credit card by calling 949-496-5794 ext 7. Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching is located at 34675 Golden Lantern in Dana Point. |
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