Humpback whales steam among the fish, spouts blowing in the wind as they forage in the waves. We find the whales often feeding in or close to the shipping lane. Each year as many as 200,000 ships enter and exit the Golden Gate, and according to the Point Blue Conservation Science as many as 83 humpback, blue and fin whales are killed by ships on the West Coast each year.
Read MoreNew Voluntary Speed Regulation Intended to Protect Whales, Reduce Ship Strikes
Strandings of dead whales along Bay Area beaches has increased in recent years, up from 11 in 2018 to 21 in 2021, according to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. Along with entanglement in fishing gear and malnutrition, it is believed that ship strikes are a leading cause of whale death.
Read MoreFarallon Wildlife Expeditions with Shark Stewards
Join Shark Stewards on one of two final Farallon Island expeditions documenting wildlife in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
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Book an exclusive trip to the Farallon islands 30 miles off the Golden Gate Bridge.
Read MoreFarallon Island Expeditions 2017
Take a journey to the Devil’s Teeth. Join Shark Conservationist and Naturalist David McGuire and other wildlife specialists celebrating sharks in a life-changing experience searching the Gulf of the Farallones […]
Read MoreSharktober Farallon Island Expeditions
Join Shark Stewards on our unique Sharktober educational adventures to the Farallon Islands. Please join us on the Vessel by 0730 to begin boarding for an 0800 departure. These trips are usually 8 hours […]
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