Dana Point Delivers Big Time on Whale Heritage Designation

Dana Point tourists partake in a whale watching tour outside of Dana Point Harbor, Calif., on April 7, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

DANA POINT, Calif.—Five miles off the coast aboard the Manute'a (pronounced mah-noo-tay-ah), a 50-foot catamaran sailboat with a group of 49 passengers spot two cow-calf gray whales breaching the Pacific Ocean’s surface, flip upside down and swim on their backs.

A round of applause erupts from the passengers.