Due to a massive upwelling of krill, an unprecedented number of blue whales are gathering in Monterey Bay to feed. Blue whales, the largest animals ever to live on earth, dine exclusively on krill, tiny crustaceans from the deep. They can communicate for hundreds of miles with their subsonic vocalizations, and the word has apparently gotten out that Monterey is the place to be! On a recent whale-watching excursion, our boat spotted more than 30 blue whales, nearly 20 humpback whales, and a pod of Risso's dolphins. The upwelling is expected to last for another two weeks, so if you've been waiting for just the right time to go whale watching, this is it!
IAN BUTLER
This is good news for the salmon, too!!!
Posted by: jim alex | July 19, 2010 at 07:23 AM
What me worry
Posted by: John Maybury | July 18, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Wow! Whooda thunk riptide would get all existential like this!!!
Posted by: Dan B. Underhill | July 18, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Hey, Pancho, we don't need no stinkin' badges.
Cisco
Posted by: John Maybury | July 18, 2010 at 10:11 PM
Is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho? (FRANK ZAPPA'S NOTE: Yes.)
Posted by: Frank Zappa | July 18, 2010 at 09:28 PM
If I post with a pseudonym, is that my real name and am I still a real person? (EDITOR'S NOTE: No. Yes.)
Posted by: Lois Rogan | July 18, 2010 at 09:24 PM
Am I a real person? Is this my real name? (EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes.)
Posted by: Peter Loeb | July 18, 2010 at 08:56 PM
"Who is Bruce Hotchkiss and is that his real name? (BRUCE'S NOTE: Yes)."
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Thank God somebody around here knows who he is.)
Posted by: Bruce Hotchkiss | July 18, 2010 at 08:35 PM
Who are Lois Rogan and Butch Larroche and are those their real names? (EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes.)
Posted by: Dan B. Underhill | July 18, 2010 at 06:24 PM
"Who is Kathy Jana? Is she a real person? (EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes.)"
Is that her real name? (EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes.)
Posted by: Butch Larroche | July 18, 2010 at 05:01 PM
Who is Kathy Jana? Is she a real person?
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes.)
Posted by: Lois Rogan | July 17, 2010 at 09:32 PM
Ocean warming is expected to increase the number of zooplankton, including krill. This is expected to have devasting effects on the ocean food chain, decreasing life in the ocean overall.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-will-warmer-oceans-affect-sea-life
Perhaps all life on earth is supported by the large mass of bacteria in the ocean. Let's keep the balance, and do what we can to stop global warming. Before it is too late.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/07/nasa-witnesses-greenland-glacier-breakup-overnight.php
Posted by: Kathy Jana | July 17, 2010 at 04:20 PM
Is that a Japanese "cetacean research" vessel I see off in the distance?
Posted by: Rocky Benihana | July 17, 2010 at 03:55 PM
Help save the krill from the devastation caused by the Blue whales. Send your donation to the Save the Krill today!
Posted by: Bruce Hotchkiss | July 17, 2010 at 02:47 PM