Bidding Open  ·  Closes October 20

Name a Humpback Whale
in the 2026 ATCF Auction

Estimated value $900  ·  Starting bid $450

We’ve donated a 4-hour Monterey Bay whale watching trip for four to the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund’s 7th Annual Travel Conservation Auction. The trip is aboard the Sea Wolf II from Fisherman’s Wharf, with marine biologist Ted Cheeseman, a PhD researcher on humpback whales and founder of HappyWhale.

The package also includes the chance to name and adopt a humpback whale, and you’ll receive all subsequent reports of resights of your named whale as they’re logged into HappyWhale. Travel dates are April, May, or June 2027, and the trip must be booked by January 31, 2027. Auction proceeds enable the ATCF to carry out its grassroots, community-led conservation work.

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