Mosh Pit of Sea Lions Sighted in Monterey
We’re not sure what these sea lions were up to. They didn’t appear to be having a feeding frenzy. They just seemed to wanna have fun. We were strolling down Wharf #2 in Monterey on beautiful, sunny March 18 when we heard sea lions barking, sounding just like the ones that lounge about on the underpinnings of the wharf in Santa Cruz. (Wharf #2, aka Wharf II, is the commercial fishing wharf. Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club is at the parking-lot end. Wharf #1, aka Fisherman’s Wharf, is the one lined with businesses that serve visitors.) We looked out across the harbor and spotted this party goin’ on close to the wharf.
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To our marine-biologist readers, what’s going on here? Why does this sight seem uncommon even to those of us who’ve strolled bayside and oceanside docks and wharves all our lives? Feel free to comment below.
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy ! So long and thanks for all the fish !
Maybe it was their version of a paddleout like was done for Jack Oo’Neil.
I spy Atalanta! Just to the right of the Coast Guard cutter. Hope you enjoyed your visit!
Since Platform Holly (off of Goleta, CA) was unmanned and “Cold Stacked” in preparation for final decommissioning there is often a large seal “congregation” hanging around the platform (there must be tens of thousands of fish for the taking).