As the whale-hunt began, he and his people showed up with their flagship and a smaller boat painted to resemble a killer whale, so as to scare the grey whales away.

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Join one of the two whale watching outfits there (we chose North Sailing) for an evening whale watch aboard an old wooden fishing boat, some of which are actually repurposed whaling boats.

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In a survey Richard's team recently completed, more than 75% of whale sharks recorded in the area had scars or wounds from boat damage.

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