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San Francisco Bay as I've never seen it before (1 Viewer)
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Nutcracker
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Must be a nightmare for the shipping policing - how do they avoid collisions between whales, large ships, small ships, and windsurfers??
Mila
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I've heard that the cargo and cruise ships are required to slow down, but surfers and small boats do get dangerously close
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0qBHQkAD5s
and sometimes collide with whales
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Boat-collides-with-humpback-whale-in-SF-Bay-11257662.php
Most of them (surfers and boaters) are doing it (approaching whales) in purpose.
Nutcracker
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Thanks!
Mila
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I have heard some whales are still there, but in much smaller numbers.
Thanks for letting me know
It's probably not a bad thing if the whales have started moving on with all the attention from the boats there
Chris
Mila
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Another place to check on the whales is Golden Gate Strait https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0l4JH5xRrHw
I filmed it from shore, but as you would see there is a whale watching tour there. It leaves from Pier 39. They are able to find whales deep inside the Bay and sometimes they go to the ocean too.. I've heard the cost is 45 USD or so.
My friends were just wanting to watch from land or from the Alcatraz boat trip but thanks for the information about the whale tour anyway
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