2018, 2019, and 2021 Were the Worst Years on Record for Whale-Ship Collisions off the West Coast of the United States.
Despite this trend, there are solutions to combat the problem. Research demonstrates ships that slow to 10 knots in areas with high whale presence significantly reduce the danger to whales.
Whale Safe is a technology-based mapping and analysis tool displaying whale and ship data—designed to prevent fatal ship collisions with whales.
Today's Santa Barbara Channel Whale Presence
Today's San Francisco Whale Presence
Today's San Francisco Bay Whale Presence
Today's Santa Barbara Channel Whale Presence: High*
Today's Santa Barbara Channel Whale Presence: High | June 15, 2026
How was this calculated?
Certainty: High 
June 15, 2026
Sightings*
18 Humpback
0 Blue
0 Fin
Blue Whale Habitat Model
Today's San Francisco Whale Presence: Very High*
Today's San Francisco Whale Presence: Very High | June 15, 2026
How was this calculated?
Certainty: High
June 15, 2026
Sightings*
3 Humpback
13 Blue
27 Fin
Blue Whale Habitat Model
Today's San Francisco Bay Whale Presence: Very High*
Today's San Francisco Bay Whale Presence: Very High | June 15, 2026
How was this calculated?
June 15, 2026
Sightings*
0 Humpback
7 Gray
32 Whale (Unclassified)
Sightings from thermal camera: 32
Sightings from human observation: 7
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