"LIKE THE PLAINS OF AFRICA"

Captain Dave, marine naturalist and owner of the vessels Dolphin Safari and Manatea recently said, "Few people realize that just off the urban coast of Orange County, it is like the plains of Africa. We actually have the greatest density of oceanic dolphins in the world off Southern California, with wild herds up to 10,000 strong - more than 460,000 common dolphins alone! We also have the largest concentration of blue whales in the world that feed off our coast in the summer. Record numbers of gray whales migrate by in the winter. Not to mention the fin and Minke whales that are spotted all year long."