Blue Whale Watching

     In 1991 Alone, more than 4 Million people spent a total of over $400 Million US Dollars to go whale watching. This financial gain could help convince whaling nations to finally stop hunting whales and start conserving them.

The best way to see a Blue Whale

Approximately 2,000 blue whales live off the California Coast and migrate to the seas off Mexico and Costa Rica. Some groups as large as 60 have been seen during migration!

National Parks which watch and monitor Blue Whales:

Channel Islands National Park and National Marine Sanctuary, CA

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AK

Kenai Fjords National Park, AK

Katmai National Park and Preserve, AK

Haleakala National Park, HI

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI

Acadia National Park, ME 

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC

Point Reyes National Seashore, CA

Cape Cod National Seashore, MA

Assateague Island National Seashore, MD

Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC

Cumberland Island National Seashore, GA

Canaveral National Seashore, FL

Virgin Islands National Park, VI

Padre Island National Seashore, TX

Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL to MS.

Oceans and Seas Where the Blue Whale Is Currently Found:

2004: The Arctic Sea, Atlantic Ocean:

Antarctic, eastern central, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, western central

Indian Ocean

Antarctic, eastern, western;

and Pacific Ocean;

Antarctic, eastern central, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, western central.

(IUCN 2004)