Whale Research Eco Excursions

04/23/2025

04/21/2025

⭐️ Calendars are open this week!
☀️ Now Booking
🐋 Whale Watch Cruises with
Whale Research EcoExcursions

⏰ Cruises Depart
10am & 12pm Daily
*Ocean Conditions Permitting

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Depoe Bay | Oregon Coast | Whale Watching

04/19/2025

The Whale, Sea Life, & Shark Museum will be open this weekend from 10-2pm.
Carrie’s new children’s book “Koda & The Whales” will be available for purchase at the museum & Whale Bites Cafe

04/15/2025

⭐️ Volunteer Applications now open for the 2025 season to be part of the volunteer team!

🐋 Volunteer duties include:
• Complete at least one 4-hour shift per week doing the following:
• Assist with check-in for whale tour guests
• Greet and interact with Museum guests and share knowledge of exhibits
• Assist in keeping all public areas clean and tidy

💎 In exchange,
Whale, Sea Life, & Shark Museum
and Marine Biologist Carrie Newell are committed to:
• Complimentary whale watch tour with every full shift completed
• In-depth learning modules with Carrie on each exhibit topic in the museum
• Off-site learning and appreciation field trips such as tide pooling, aquariums, whale watching and kayaking, etc.

Apply Now:
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04/14/2025

Our volunteer program is open for applications for the 2025 season. We'd love to have you join us!

Follow the link to learn more and apply: https://secure.rotundasoftware.com/30/enrollment/OregonWhales

04/14/2025

☀️ Now Booking
🐋 Whale Watch Cruises with
Whale Research Eco Excursions

⏰ Cruises Depart
10am & 12pm Daily
*Ocean Conditions Permitting

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Depoe Bay | Oregon Coast | Whale Watching

04/11/2025

🐕🐋 Grab your copy of Koda & The Whales today!

Carrie Newell, local marine biologist, boat captain and owner/operator at
Whale Research Eco Excursions
is excited to announce the release of her new children’s book,
Koda & The Whales.

A delightful true story about her beloved dog Koda and their unique relationship with our resident gray whales.

✨This is Carries 20th year studying gray whales in Depoe Bay✨

Now Available At
Whale, Sea Life, & Shark Museum
Whale Bites Cafe

Order Online
OregonWhales.com

🐶 Follow Koda on
Facebook: Koda Newell
Instagram: .newell

04/09/2025

✨ Now Booking
🐋 Whale Watch Cruises with
Whale Research Eco Excursions

📅 Wednesday April 9th
📅 Thursday April 10th
📅 Friday April 11th

⏰ Cruises Depart
10am & 12pm

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Depoe Bay | Oregon Coast | Whale Watching

04/08/2025

Stormy weather and big seas today have us off the water and thinking back to this incredible encounter a few weeks ago. Thank you to the California Killer Whale Project for your continued work with all orcas and especially the Southern Resident Killer Whales!

04/04/2025

🐋 Now Booking
Depoe Bay Harbor
1 BD | 1 BA
$125 per night

🛥️ Stunning Harbor View
🧑‍🍳 Mini Fridge/Microwave/Coffee Maker

Complimentary with all stays at Newell's Nature Escapes Nightly Rentals:

💴 $5 Off Whale Watching
Whale Research Eco Excursions
• 10% Off Whale Bites Cafe
• FREE Admission to
Whale, Sea Life, & Shark Museum

Eagle's Nest is a charming, ocean themed studio with one queen bed that features panoramic views of Depoe Bay Harbor the entire length of the studio! T ...

04/04/2025

⭐️ Whale Research Eco Excursions is reporting 100% whale sightings!

✨This weekend Depoe Bay has an excellent weather window-

Perfect to book a Whale Watching Cruise
☀️ Friday 4/4
☀️ Saturday 4/5

Cruises Depart
⏰ 10am & 12pm

Reserve your seats online now
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Oregon Coast | Whale Watching

04/02/2025

Carrie and Koda sharing about their new childrens book, Koda and the Whales.

Air Date: April 1, 2025

Available for purchase at www.oregonwhales.com

Marine biologist and author, Carrie Newell, shared how her whale-detecting dog, Koda, inspired her to write a children's book. "Koda and the Whales" showcases K

04/01/2025

TUNE IN!! Carrie and Koda will be on KATU today at approximately 2:10 pm today. They will be joining Hannah Olsen on Afternoon Live to share all about their new childrens book, Koda and the Whales.

03/26/2025

Orca Update from Carrie:
Why was L-pod spotted off the Oregon Coast traveling south? This is what I think after having worked with both orcas and salmon in the past. In cetaceans (=whales, dolphins, and porpoises), it is always about where the food is located. Cetaceans have an incredible memory of where they have found food sources in the past and travel to those areas if food sources are scarce in their home areas. L-pod eats primarily chinook salmon, and numbers of salmon around the San Juan Islands are low. I have seen them in the past travel to the Klamath River for a feast of chinook salmon, and I believe that’s where they were traveling to the other day. What is so incredible about the Klamath River is that they recently removed 4 dams and opened 400 miles of ancestral spawning areas. This was the largest dam removal project in U. S. History! (Completed the end of 2024) They have been seeing higher numbers of salmon returning to the Klamath-YEAH!
Stay tuned-I will share more info when I learn more.
Carrie

03/25/2025

📣Exciting News!📣

At 1030 a.m. (March 24 2025), Whale Research EcoExcursions boats reported seeing Orcas north of Depoe Bay. After sharing this information with the other whale watching companies, Capt. Carrie and Capt. Joe stayed with orcas for the next 4 hours as they traveled south at about 8-10 miles per hour, at a depth of 200 feet.

Update from Carrie Newell about the encounter:
"We had L pod, specifically the Greater L-4s. One of the orcas was L 118 a female born in 2011, L 86, and her 4-year old calf L 125, and a male L 106 born in 2005. I worked with the Southern Resident Orcas in the 90’s and worked under Ken Balcomb. The identifications were done by The Center for Whale Research and helped also by the California Killer Whale Project. These orcas are the salmon eaters. I saw behavior that reminded me of how they chased salmon when I worked with them in the 90s. I need to ask the fishermen if there is a good run of salmon now. I knew they looked different than the transients by looking at their saddle patch. I can’t tell you how excited I am to see my old friends, L pod. I will post more after my pics are analyzed.
Carrie"

Center for Whale Research
California Killer Whale Project

03/22/2025

Make your spring break reservations now before trips are sold out!
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With over 35 years of Marine Biology experience, Carrie and her team will treat you to an experience you wont forget. Voted TripAdvisor 2023 Travelers' Choice, Depoe Bay's BEST whale watching outfit! Book now online.