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: Medium*
Today's Santa Barbara Channel Whale Presence: Medium | January 28, 2026
How was this calculated?
Certainty: Very High 
January 28, 2026
Sightings*
6 Humpback
0 Blue
0 Fin
Humpback Whale Acoustic Detections
Fin Whale Acoustic Detections
Blue Whale Habitat Model
Today's San Francisco Whale Presence: Medium*
Today's San Francisco Whale Presence: Medium | January 28, 2026
How was this calculated?
Certainty: High
January 28, 2026
Sightings*
4 Humpback
0 Blue
0 Fin
Blue Whale Habitat Model
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