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A Whale of Gratitude: Celebrating One Year as a Whale Heritage Area
December 2024 This past month, we gathered to celebrate a monumental milestone: the One-Year Anniversary of the Santa Barbara Channel Whale Heritage Area. The sold-out event, “A Whale of a Celebration,” was an overwhelming success, and it’s all thanks to you—our passionate supporters: donors, sponsors, in-kind donors, dedicated volunteers, and enthusiastic community members…..Thank You! The…
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Jean-Michel Cousteau – The Humpback Whale
October 15, 2024 Happywhale engages citizen scientists to identify individual marine mammals, for fun and for science. This is a vital platform for cataloging whale sightings but also more importantly, fosters a global community committed to whale conservation. The significance of Happywhale lies not just in its innovative technology, but in its role as a…
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Meet the Humpback Whale
Humpback whales (Megapters Novaengliae) are a species of large baleen whale that can be found in all of the world’s oceans. These incredible whales breed in warm tropical waters and migrate to cold nutrient-rich waters to feed. Showing up in the spring months here in the Santa Barbara Channel, these whales will remain here until…
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Meet the Gray Whale
The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a fascinating marine mammal known for its distinctive appearance and migratory behavior. These whales belong to the baleen whale suborder Mysticeti and are recognized for their dark gray skin, which is often covered in characteristic white patches and barnacles. Gray whales have a robust body, and adults can reach…
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Whale of Thanks
Thank you for all of your support in 2023, as we became the 9th whale heritage area in the world! People like yourselves inspire us to continue our mission to raise awareness about the whales of the channel, their vital significance, incredible abundance, and unique hardships. Advocating for our channel’s greatest inhabitants is no small task and…
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