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Whales, Dolphins, and Jellyfish

Started by mis2810 · Feb 16, 2014 · 22 replies
mis2810
Went out on the EcoFun boat this afternoon. Saw 3 whales and lots of dolphins, and one lone sea lion. TONS of those big brown jellyfish. Are those jellyfish normal for this time of year?
MIRAMAR
We saw the whales too! Jellyfish this time of year are really unusual-never seen them in the past 20 years this time of year.
mis2810
Weird, very weird things happening this year. First, we had the major pelican invasions, then the sardines beaching themselves down by the marina and dying, then the dead squid on the west end of Sandy Beach, and now the big, brown jellyfish?

Something is just not right - or different?
playaperro
The sardines were dumped by large ships in the area, Pelicans love sardines, They're here (sardines) and they bring all kinds of fish. http://www.numerounoonline.com/main/editorial/editorial-investigar-muerte-de-sardinas-luego-denunciar#.UwIeQvldVx0.
Kenny
playaperro said:
The sardines were dumped by large ships in the area, Pelicans love sardines, They're here (sardines) and they bring all kinds of fish. http://www.numerounoonline.com/main/editorial/editorial-investigar-muerte-de-sardinas-luego-denunciar#.UwIeQvldVx0.

The article said they arrived dead tossed by the waves, but these fish are clearly alive..http://www.rockypointtalk.com/threads/sardine-beaching-phenomenon.8817/
I think we're looking at two separate incidents but it reads as one.
Last edited: Feb 17, 2014 at 1:12 PM
rugbyrivera
And a shark is out there somewhere. Saw it yesterday.
mis2810
Seriously? How far out were you? Could you tell what kind of shark? Weird year . . . .
rugbyrivera
We were probably about 6 miles put. I don't know. I will post pics later. We would get close it would go under so we couldn't see it. Had a dark grey triangular Dorsel fin, you know it didn't curve back, it pointed straight up.
Roberto
mis2810 said:
Could you tell what kind of shark? Weird year . . . .

Yes it is extremely weird for someone to see a shark in the Sea of Cortez. What 's this world coming too !!?!?!
Roberto
mis2810 said:
Went out on the EcoFun boat this afternoon. Saw 3 whales and lots of dolphins, and one lone sea lion. TONS of those big brown jellyfish. Are those jellyfish normal for this time of year?


What did that trip cost on the Eco Fun?
brokenwave
I am curious about the cost as well, Thx.

Last time I took my jet ski into the harbor (2006), there were hundreds of small 12-15" long sharks looking for scraps of food.
20+ years ago I saw a 13ft Thresher shark pulled to shore after it got caught in Cholla bay after the water became to shallow
to get back out to deeper water.
rugbyrivera
I'm thinking hammerhead but I'm pretty sure it was shark. The swimming pattern fit. I will post a video and pic later on.


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playaperro
Roberto said:
What did that trip cost on the Eco Fun?

Tomorrow @ 2- cost 25 bucks- more on weekends, Bring your own wine and pasta Roberto, act normal!
Roberto
playaperro said:
Tomorrow @ 2- cost 25 bucks- more on weekends, Bring your own wine and pasta Roberto, act normal!

Why would I want to do that???:eek::eek::eek:
mis2810
Roberto said:
Yes it is extremely weird for someone to see a shark in the Sea of Cortez. What 's this world coming too !!?!?!

It is weird that close in!
mis2810
playaperro said:
Tomorrow @ 2- cost 25 bucks- more on weekends, Bring your own wine and pasta Roberto, act normal!

$25.00 includes beer, margaritas, and mixed drinks. It was a goid trip, but I liked the one with Oscar better. This was more like the Fiesta Cruiser was, but whale and dolphin watching.
Kenny
mis2810 said:
It is weird that close in!

What's unusual or weird is that it hasn't been killed yet. There are more than a few of us who still remember Sharks being a real pain in the a## and right offshore too. I also remember Turtles, Manta Ray's, and Giant Conches right off Pinto and Pelican point.
A little Story.. One of the "wild boy's" from Sandy Beach (actually young men who worked for Hugh's Aircraft with my dad) brought us a giant Conch he had gotten free diving off the point and we removed the snail by hanging it from it's foot. The weight of the shell finally win's out and the animal slowly unwinds out of the shell looking like a curly mess of God only knows what. Well one of the guy's Shorty, was sleeping, or should I say was passed out in our hammock and the powers that be thought it would be a swell idea to hang this mess over his head while I lite a firecracker under the hammock. I never knew a man could make a sound like that :eek: or that Shorty could move so fast; but not quite as fast as me.:cool:
Last edited: Feb 18, 2014 at 2:14 AM
yola
how far out do you have to go to see the whales? where do you get the boat
gup
mis2810 said:
$25.00 includes beer, margaritas, and mixed drinks. It was a goid trip, but I liked the one with Oscar better. This was more like the Fiesta Cruiser was, but whale and dolphin watching.

Is Oscar the catamaran boat with whale watching trips? Would like to take that trip, info.?
Terry C
Gup, get it touch with Sharon or Cris, they went on it.
mis2810
You can call Oscar from Del Mar Charter for the Catamaran boat trip. His RP number is 638-383-2802.
MIRAMAR
We went down to the harbor, caught a panga, went out about 3 miles and saw the whales for about an hour. One was so close I could have touched it! I think the guys name was Abel, but it was about 3 weeks ago.
DeniseAck
We went out on the Siana Seas as we won the trip at the Taste of Penasco. They normally charge $500 for up to 20 people ($25 per person) for a 2+ hour tour and I think I saw they had a coupon for an introductory special of $400. It was awesome to have a boat filled with friends and a lot of space to move around. We were able to bring our own food and drink. Fun was had by all!!