California has many spectacular natural resources. One that is on display right now is the Monterey Bay gathering of whales, sea lions, dolphins, orcas and other marine animals that has been occurring in abundance for the past couple of years. I hope I can get up to Monterey in the next weeks to see this in person. A BBC/PBS production Big Blue Live will give you an idea of what is going on up the beautiful coast of California.
There is abundance of food for the marine life. One of these is the Pacific Sardine. If you go to Monterey you will see a tourist area called Cannery Row. This is same area written about by John Steinbeck. The area used to be a real thriving cannery for sardines. They were overfished, impacted by ocean temperature changes, and just about wiped out. Now due to conservation measures the sardines are back. Whales and the California Sea Otter were also almost hunted to extinction and since being protected are now thriving. It is amazing to see this bounty of nature alive in Monterey.
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Thnaks for the link. If you get there, I hope you share some photos. I was there in 1977, which seems like maybe when they were still canning sardines 😦
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You are welcome. Yes they stopped fishing and canning for several years and then started up again. Now the fishing is regulated. I was up there several years ago and was able to see the whales spouting off shore while they migrated through but now I think you can see them closer to shore because they come in to feed on all the fish. Even seeing them from a distance is so exciting.
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I would love to witness this in person. Amazing.
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I know. I heard about this increase in whales and other marine animals coming to Monterey last year. I really would like to get up there. 🙂
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Hi,
I hope you do get up to Monterrey. I was stationed there in 1974 at what is now the defunct Fort Ord. It was a beautiful time for me.
Nice post.
Shalom,
Patricia
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Thank you Pat! I remember Fort Ord. It would be a beautiful location to be stationed at, Monterey. 🙂
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It’s great to see the joy and enthusiasm the people express about seeing marine mammals live on their natural homes. . I wish everyone felt this way.
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Yes it is pretty hard not to feel excited when we see these beautiful creatures.
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