Spring 2026 Oregon Whale Watch Training

Hello Volunteers!

Here are a selection of excellent videos all about the gray whales, other marine mammals, and the Oregon Whale Watch program. When talking with visitors at the whale watch sites, this information can be very useful for explaining about gray whales migration, feeding, and behaviors.

If you are new to volunteering and have not attend one of our trainings, either of these videos will fulfill the training requirement.  

This first video above is from our most recent Volunteer Training in December 2025.  We were very fortunate to have some fantastic guest speakers: Era Horton from the American Cetacean Society, Howard Takata from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Celest Sorrentino from the GEMM Lab at Oregon State University.

Our second video is from our Spring 2025 Volunteer Training was held last March in Newport. We had some amazing presenters and speakers from the Marine Mammal Institute, NOAA, and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that were kind enough to volunteer their time. 

Here is a great day of Whale Watching as recorded from the live stream from Depoe Bay on December 30th 2017. You will get an idea of how far form shore these animals travel during the winter, and a good idea of breathing patterns.

Here is an example of the Spring Migration as seen from Depoe Bay. You will notice the whales are closer to shore and headed north! This video starts with a gray whale breaching about 3/4 of a mile from shore directly in front of the Visitor Center.

Finally, Here is a video we created in 2020 with a fairly in depth lesson about the gray whales we see from Depoe Bay each year!