As part of their annual migration, the Pacific gray whales have left their summer feeding grounds off the coast of Alaska and are heading down the California coast to the warm waters of Mexico where they mate and give birth, said whale watch coordinator Erin Gilligan Frank of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.
Naturalists can go on a special cruise Friday sponsored by Cabrillo Whalewatch, a joint program of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Cetacean Society. The kickoff for everyone else is Saturday, and the season lasts until the end of March, Frank said.
