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I took this photo yesterday from a large Whale Tour boat from the second deck.  Feb. 8 is the peak of the whale season.  This is in the Au'au channel off Maui.  The Humpback have their babies here because the average water temperature is 70 degrees,  the waters are protected between three islands, there are no Orcas here, and it is shallow with average depth of 300 feet.