Today’s Marine Science Rabbit Hole: Velella velellas

I finally got to see Velella velellas in the wild! In April I went whale watching three times in three days (it was awesome) and saw them on two of the trips. I even got to hold one! These small…

I finally got to see Velella velellas in the wild! In April I went whale watching three times in three days (it was awesome) and saw them on two of the trips. I even got to hold one! These small…

The early part of humpback whale season in Monterey Bay and my birthday overlap nicely, so we now make a nearly annual April trip to go whale watching. This year we planned a three day trip in with some lovely…

Monterey Bay Whale Watch, Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey, CA Boat: the Blackfin with Captain John Sightings: 5 Fin whales, 45 Humpback whales, 12 Risso’s dolphins, some Velella velellas Monterey Bay Whale Watch website MBWW has three vessels ranging in size from…

Last weekend, Scott, Cat and I got on a boat for the first time in over two years to see Whales!! We did a three day trip to Monterey, CA for a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (you can…