Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 1/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

January 1 – January 31, 2000

Note — In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings for this region. California Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching trips, are not included in the list.

Date	#	Type of Animal(s)

1/31	8	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/29	15	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	65	Killer Whales (See Note)

1/28	62	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

1/27	16	Gray Whales (2 trips)

1/26	55	Gray Whales (2 trips)

1/25	26	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	20	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

1/23	16	Gray Whales (2 trips)

1/22	65	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	10	Killer Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/21	70	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	40	Killer Whales
	1200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

1/20	28	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1000	Risso’s Dolphins
	75	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Northern Fur Seal

1/19	35	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

1/17	44	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	900	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	800	Risso’s Dolphins
	7	Dall’s Porpoise

1/16	52	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	3	Killer Whales
	100	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	700	Risso’s Dolphins

1/15	55	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	1200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	700	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/14	50	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	20	Killer Whales
	900	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/13	43	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/12	35	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	800	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

1/11	18	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	900	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/10	20	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	1000	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/9	48	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	2500	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	75	Risso’s Dolphins

1/8	42	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	1500	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

1/7	102	Gray Whales (2 trips)

1/6	35	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	1500	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

1/5	21	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	4	Killer Whales
	1000	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/4	32	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	2	Killer Whales
	1000	Common Dolphins
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

1/3	16	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	1000	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/2	15	Gray Whales (1 trip)

Note: Photographs and a description of the January 29 sighting of Killer Whales from the Puget Sound area appear in our February 2000 Feature.

Sightings reported by American Cetacean Society, J. Aliotti, D. Davi, D. Frank, N. Lemon, T. Lorenze, L. Ortiz, G. McGowen, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, Shearwater Journeys, L. Oliver, K. Whitaker, J. Wettle, W. Williamson, T. Zoliniack.

No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 1/1 – 1/31/00

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION