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Swimmers, paddleboarders, and whale watchers were surprised by a small Gray Whale that has made it's way into Dana Point Harbor, in Southern California. The whale, nicknamed "Carly", is believed to be the same whale seen near Carlsbad yesterday.

This was a very rare encounter. Gray whales are almost never seen in August off the coast of Southern California. Their annual migration typically ends in May.

Each winter gray whales are seen migrating along the west coast as they journey about 6,000 miles from the cold seas of Alaska, where they spend the summer feeding, to the warm waters of Baja, California. There, in the protected lagoons, they mate and give birth. Adult gray whales average about 45 feet in length and weigh 30 to 40 tons. In the late winter and early spring gray whales migrate another 6,000 miles back to their feeding grounds in the Chukchi and Bering Seas.

Captain Dave was operating a whale watching trip when he saw the gray whale in the harbor. "The whale overall looks fairly healthy, but skinny, and appears to be underweight. It looks to be about 15 to 18 feet in length and heading up the coast. The gray whale seems to be foraging for food in the harbor. Some gray whales, during their migration route, end up stopping along the way and some find enough food to survive."

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Drone video filmed by Domenic Biagini. Boat footage filmed by Craig DeWitt.

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