Monday - Friday ...call
Saturday & Sunday …call
Other
times available upon request
each trip last approximately two hours.
Call for reservations at 888-206-3241
Feeding Unlike most baleen whales, the gray whale must get its food
from the sediment on the ocean floor. The amphipods the whales eat can be found
there. 
FAVORITE FOOD
of the GRAY WHALE is
an amphipod. Amphipods are tiny shrimp like animals that live in sediment on
the ocean floor.
The whale's mouth will fill up with sediment. The amphipods living in
the sediment will also enter the mouth. The whale will stay down for 3 to 5
minutes to eat. A trail of dents in the ocean floor is left behind where the
whale hit the ground. The whale has no teeth to chew its food, so must swallow
it whole. Instead of teeth, the whale has baleen. The baleen is made up of long
fibers much like a broom. The baleen acts as a filter. When the whale’s mouth
is full, it closes forcing the water out. The small animals the whale eats get
caught in the baleen. When all the unwanted material has left the mouth, the
whale swallows. The whale must surface to breath. It can only stay underwater
for 15 minutes before running out of air. When it reaches the surface it will
blow out a breath, creating a spout.
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For more information please contact the Census Director, Alisa Schulman-Janiger (email: janiger@bcf.usc.edu)
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HELGREN'S COMPLETE SPORTFISHING CENTER, and
SPORTFISHING FLEET are located along a scenic stretch of the
Southern California Coastline in beautiful Helgren's Sportfishing trips offer a variety of daily scheduled, or
charter activities for individuals or groups: Deep Sea Fishing Trips,
exciting Sea Life Whale Watch Adventures, and relaxing
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