ABOUT 50 BLUE WHALES ARE BELIEVED TO BE IN THE MONTEREY BAY AREA RIGHT NOW, AND 6 OF THEM WERE SEEN RECENTLY JUST OFF POINT LOBOS IN CARMEL. BLUE WHALES, WHICH ARE THE LARGEST WHALES ON THE PLANET, FEED ON KRILL; AND THAT’S WHAT APPARENTLY BROUGHT THEM TO OUR AREA. ONLY ABOUT 10 THOUSAND BLUE WHALES ARE STILL IN EXISTENCE.
STARTING IN THE EARLY 1900’S, BLUE WHALES WERE HUNTED FOR THEIR LARGE SIZE, AND THE OIL INSIDE THEM.
