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Whale Encounters and Rare Sunfish Sightings in Oregon
10/12/2025
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- Photographer Brian Stone had two close gray whale encounters during Labor Day weekend in Depoe Bay, Oregon while fishing with his children.
- One whale surfaced in front of their boat.
- Another whale swam closely alongside.
- Stone also spotted a rare ocean sunfish near Newport that approached his boat and allowed him to touch it.
- Recent reports indicate an increase in sunfish sightings along the Oregon coast.
