Blue Whale Watching: an unmissable attraction in Los Angeles
Blue whale watching is one of the great attractions of Los Angeles. An experience that will remain engraved in your retina.
Blue whale watching is one of the great attractions of the Californian coast. Boats and catamarans depart from the Harbor Breeze Yacht Charters and Cruises Aquarium and other small ports to sail out to sea and encounter pods of whales and dolphins, which generally roam the shoreline year-round.
Gray whales come close from January to March. If you don't see any, they give you a ticket for another trip.
To watch whales from land, you can travel about 9 miles/14 kilometers west of San Pedro to the Point Vicente Interpretive Center. Perched on a rocky promontory along the scenic Palos Verdes Peninsula, this location is one of the best locations in Southern California for viewing migrating gray whales from land.
In a marine sanctuary around the southern California islands, off the beaches of Malibu and Santa Barbara, cetaceans have fed on 3.5 tons of crustaceans for the last 20 years. These animals, which can reach 30 meters in length and weigh 136 tons, have been about to disappear due to industrial fishing.
Blue whales were abundant in most oceans until the 20th century, but they were hunted to near extinction. For this reason, in 1966, they became a protected animal. There are an estimated 5,000 to 12,000 blue whales and while the population increases each year, it is still significantly smaller than it was before whaling.
Despite the increase in the blue whale population, they remain on the endangered species list. Due to their large size, blue whales have no natural predators. They are injured and sometimes even killed when colliding with ships or getting entangled in fishing nets. Issues like global warming can also have a detrimental effect on your food supplies.
Whale Watching Los Angeles runs whale and dolphin watching cruises seven days a week with visits at 11:30 am and 3 pm. It's a good idea to arrive early, as these cruises fill up quickly. The tours usually last around three hours.
