| A Surprise Sighting of Humpback Whales in Banderas Bay Vallarta Daily News | |
| go to original April 7, 2023 |
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A pair of humpback whales said goodbye in front of a Civil Protection surveillance unit off the coast of Puerto Vallarta.
On April 1st, members of the Puerto Vallarta Civil Protection Department sighted a couple of whales near the beaches while carrying out surveillance operations, which was an extraordinary event since spotting whales in April is rare as they typically head north during the month of March.
The whales that most frequent the coasts of Puerto Vallarta are the humpback whales. As arctic water temperatures drop, whales make a 15,000-kilometre round trip to the coast of Mexico, seeking warmer waters with more abundance of krill and small fish to feed on. During their visits, the whales mate and give birth in what they consider to be the safe waters of Puerto Vallarta.
The migration of whales to the Jalisco coast begins at the end of September and their arrival off the coast of Puerto Vallarta shortly after. Their presence in the Bay is guaranteed until March and very rarely can they be seen in April, which is why the meeting with members of Civil Protection is so special.
Every year, thousands of humpback whales travel more than 4,000 miles from the icy waters of Alaska to the warm waters of the Pacific coast of Mexico. They come here to mate, give birth, and nurse their young, and Puerto Vallarta is one of the best places in the world to see them up close.
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