September 27, 2008Oceanic Society Naturalist Susan Sherman aboard Salty Lady: Highlights included staying over an hour with blue and humpback whales.

Oceanic Society  Naturalist Izzy Szczepaniak aboard Salty Lady: Blue, humpback and fin whales sighted plus dolphins, porpoises and seabirds -- 80 foot-blue whale dwarfs our 56-foot boat.

September 9, 2008:  NUTRIENT-RICH WATERS OF THE GULF OF THE
FARALLONES BECOME A MARINE WILDLIFE FEEDING BONANZA

Best Oceanic Society Whale Watch Trips in 25 years

"60 Humpback Whales, plus an excellent sighting of a white shark add up to possibly the best Farallon Island Whale Watch trip in my 25 years" states Oceanic Society senior naturalist Roger Harris

September 6: Oceanic Society Senior Naturalist Roger Harris aboard Salty Lady

Naturalist Susan Sherman reports sighting up to 30 harbor porpoises just past the Golden Gate Bridge. Enroute to the Farallones, whale watchers enjoyed observing over a dozen Dall's porpoises riding the Salty Lady's bow wave for an extended period of time. As we headed from the North Island to the Continental shelf, we had sightings of four humpback whales, one of which breached from the water near our boat. Great looks were obtained of two humpbacks' backs and flukes.

Three boats departed the weekend of August 15th and 16th.