Dana Point Whale Heritage Area

Human-cetacean conflict solutions

Whale watching companies in Dana Point work collaboratively to ensure minimum disturbance to the whales and dolphins encountered on their tours. There are whale...

Conservation

Various whales have arrived in Dana Point already entangled, but the community has not been witness to a whale entanglement that originated in the area. The...

Education and research

Dana Point’s responsible whale watching tour operators run projects in collaboration with academic institutions or NGO school outreach programs:

• Research...

Cultural heritage (new/modern)

Dana Point hosts the world’s first and longest-running annual whale festival, the Dana Point Festival of Whales, which has been taking place for over 50 years...

Cultural heritage (traditional)

The Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation are Indigenous peoples of California and the original inhabitants of the lands that later became...

Sustainability

The Dana Point Whale Heritage Area steering committee has taken several actions to reduce plastic use and carbon emissions, including replacing single-use...