We've all experienced the magic of the wonderful bay porpoises gracing our local waterways on our many open sails. I've heard several stories on the increase in their numbers in recent years.

You can read the full scoop in Bay Nature Magazine article Safe Harbor written by William Keener of the GG Cetacean Society. Their research vessel is a few slips down from us at Clipper 4.

More than a wildlife spectacle, the presence of these shy animals could be telling us something positive about the health of the Bay ecosystem. Big mammals, especially carnivores, are in decline everywhere. Unless humans intervene, as with the wolves reintroduced to Yellowstone, they rarely make a comeback. Yet it's happened here--the porpoises have "reintroduced" themselves to San Francisco Bay...

 ... the best place to watch for porpoises ... is from the Golden Gate Bridge.... time your visit to coincide with the currents running at maximum flood ... There are two good zones--one near the north tower, and one near the south tower (see map for areas where porpoises concentrate).

Ceacean Society: Harbor Porpoise Project
Bay Nature: Safe Harbor: Welcoming Porpoises Back to San Francisco Bay
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