Blue whales spotted off OC coastline, charters celebrate the return

Blue whales spotted off OC coastline, charters celebrate the return

Whale watching charter owners said they couldn’t remember a time over the last decade when blue whales, the earth’s largest mammals, showed up this late off Southern California. In recent years, their anticipated appearance has been in May, and sometimes even in April, and some June and July sightings have been recorded. But August hasn’t been seen in recent memory. But on Tuesday, Aug. 5,  a Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari charte…