Shore Whaling in San Simeon

Shore Whaling in San Simeon. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. , From here, there is a clear view of San Simeon Point and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary where whales are seen migrating throughout the year. During the 1800s, San Simeon Bay was a busy port and whales were hunted from shore., Captain Joseph Clark (born Jose Machado) established the Whaling Station in 1864 on San Simeon Point. The station included a bunkhouse, storage sheds, a utility building and Clark's house. Whaling was a seasonal occupation dependent on the annual migration of primarily gray and humpback whales. After Clark's death in 1891, the whaling operations continued for two more years until Phoebe Apperson Hearst purchased the property in 1894. , (photo captions:), ·Historic photo of an old whaling cabin located at San Simeon Point. , ·Gray whales migrate over 10,000 miles round trip between Mexico winter nursery lagoons to Arctic summer feeding grounds. , ·Humpback whales winter in coastal Central America and Mexico and migrate along the California coast to Southern British Columbia feeding grounds in the summer and fall. , ·There were 21 shore whaling locations from 1854-1904 along the California coast.