Monterey was the capital of Alta California under Spain and Mexico, and Colton Hall, in downtown Monterey, is where the fist California Constitution was signed in 1850. Only by sharks and killer whales. Harbor seals usually feed at night and rest during the day. Surface slapping makes a lot of noise underwater. Day or night, often far from shore.
Most seals stay with mom for the first year, nursing for most of that time.
They fast during their trip south. They winter in Mexican waters. They winter in Mexican waters. Most baleen whales give birth in winter, in tropical seas, but go north to feed in rich temperate waters in the summer. There are several companies, based on Monterey s Fisherman s Wharf, which offer 2-3hr cruises, year round, to view marine birds and mammals.