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Voluntary Vessel Speed Reduction Zone In Effect NOAA recommends that vessels > 300 gross registered tons transiting the zone do so at speeds of 10 knots or less

Whale Safe is a technology-based mapping and analysis tool displaying whale and ship data off the West Coast of the United States—designed to prevent fatal ship collisions with whales.

To see ship data for North America, explore our new Whale Safe North America tool at na.whalesafe.com

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Today's Santa Barbara Channel Whale Presence: Very High*

Today's Santa Barbara Channel Whale Presence: Very High  |  May 18, 2025

Very High Presence of Whales How was this calculated?
Certainty: Very High
May 18, 2025
Sightings* 74 Humpback 0 Blue 0 Fin
Humpback Whale Acoustic Detections
Fin Whale Acoustic Detections

Blue Whale Habitat Model

Whales may be present even if whale presence rating is low. Please remember you can protect these sensitive species by slowing down. Presence Tracker last updated 2 hours ago using data from the last five days.

Today's San Francisco Whale Presence: Medium*

Today's San Francisco Whale Presence: Medium  |  May 18, 2025

Medium Presence of Whales How was this calculated?
Certainty: High
May 18, 2025
Sightings* 3 Humpback 0 Blue 0 Fin

Blue Whale Habitat Model

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Whales may be present even if whale presence rating is low. Please remember you can protect these sensitive species by slowing down. Presence Tracker last updated 2 hours ago using data from the last five days.

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