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The distinct population segment is a designation of a population group defined by the location where the whales are calving during the winter. Humpback whales that calve off the Pacific coast of Mexico feed across a broad range from California to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Humpback whales that calve along the Pacific coast of Central America feed along the West coast of the United States and British Columbia. For more information about individual humpback whales and where they are spending their time explore HappyWhale.com Source: NOAA. (2020). Humpback Whale Distinct Population Segments. NOAA.Gov. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/humpback-whale-distinct-population-segments-identification-map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6182d783339e8b68ff342d68/eeeafb54-7aec-490c-a516-e81b724b0a62/HumpbackPeople.jpg Humpback Whale Guide All that being said, you can have fantastic humpback whale encounters in Southern California from May to November (although you may see them year round). Many humpback whales pass through the coastal waters of Southern California (especially females and calves) in the late spring and early summer as they travel to their feeding areas. From San Diego to Los Angeles, typically younger, individual whales are seen lingering in the area feeding and it is not uncommon to see the same whale all summer long. Whale watching companies in the area tend to have “celebrity” whales that are frequently sighted. This could be for several reasons: smaller, juvenile whales may have less fat stores than larger adults keeping them in the warmer Southern Californian waters rather than the metabolically expensive colder waters further north; or they may be too small in size to compete with larger whales in areas more abundant with food and are socially excluded from cooperative feeding. Typical sightings in Southern California south of Santa Barbara involve either humpback whales traveling through the area or single individual and juvenile adult whales feeding with groups of common dolphins (as mentioned in the section above). Are you desperate to see or photograph humpback whales? Go to Monterey Bay!! Monterey is one of the best places in the world to view humpback whales and is about a 5 hour drive north of Southern California. 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