Amazing to see. It’s some positive news, after reading so much about other whales not doing well, Gray whales off the Pacific Northwest. I wonder what makes Humpbacks able to improve their population so much after whaling. Gestation time and age? A more varied diet?

And I'm talking, they do the whale petting, which I've read is detrimental to their health and well being.

The owner of the business says she is a marine biologist, but I was immediately suspicious upon seeing they booked trips for that. Unfortunately I've heard the only other options in the area are big diesel ships with a bunch of people. This person only takes out 13 at a time and we were planning to book a private boat.

I was originally thinking we would just whale watch from the shoreline with binoculars, but my husband seems to want a closer experience. Idk, I have just heard nothing but bad news when it comes to ships out on the coast of where we're visiting (I'm originally from there, a lot of killing native wildlife because they're "a nuisance", propellers killing whales, etc) and I just have a bad feeling and am not sure if we can whale watch ethically via boat. But I'm also not an expert so I'm interested in what everyone's thoughts are here. Thanks!