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Rare blue whales spotted off Oregon coast
Rare blue whales spotted off Oregon coast
Rare blue whales spotted off Oregon coast

Published on: 07/14/2025

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Water streams off the fluke of a blue whale as it dives off Depoe Bay, Ore., on June 27, 2025. Blue whales—Earth’s largest animals—are rarely seen so close to the Oregon coast.A blue whale lifts its massive tail fluke while diving off the coast of Depoe Bay, Ore., on June 27, 2025. Four blue whales were observed that day feeding about 3 miles offshore in 222 feet of water.Krill collected off the Oregon coast. These one-inch crustaceans form the exclusive diet of blue whales, which can consume up to four tons per day.A blue whale lifts its massive tail fluke while diving off the coast of Depoe Bay, Ore., on June 27, 2025. Four blue whales were observed that day feeding about 3 miles offshore in 222 feet of water.A Garmin fish finder aboard Carrie Newell’s research vessel shows a dense band of krill at a depth of about 222 feet off Depoe Bay, Ore., on June 27, 2025. Krill are the only food blue whales eat.In this photo taken June 27, 2025, near Depoe Bay, Ore., the whale’s visible scapula indicates it is underweight.The smooth back and small dorsal fin of a blue whale rise above the surface off Depoe Bay, Ore., on June 27, 2025. The whales were feeding on krill about 3 to 4 miles offshore.A blue whale exhales a towering spout—called a blow—off the coast of Depoe Bay, Ore., on June 27, 2025. The column of mist can reach 30 to 50 feet into the air and is one of the whale’s most visible signs from a distance.

Whale biologist Carrie Newell spotted four blue whales feeding about 3 to 4 miles offshore from Depoe Bay, Oregon on June 27 — an exceptionally rare event in the state’s coastal waters.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/07/rare-blue-whales-surface-just-miles-off-oregon-coast-photos.html

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