Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Whale cruises are a popular Monterey Bay activity to view these endangered species. The best boat outfits are in Moss Landing where you can also see sea lions, harbor seals, and sea otters in their natural habitats. These are year round so I show you what you can expect early Spring and Summer.

Photo Attributions:
Gray Whale by Marc Webber/USFWS / Public domain
Northern Right Whale Dolphin by Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65390
Sea Otters By "Mike" Michael L. Baird, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3101074
Whale song by Garland E, Gedamke J, Rekdahl M, Noad M, Garrigue C, Gales N / CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)

Music Attributions:
Doh De Oh by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100255
Artist: incompetech.com