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

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

January 1 – January 31, 2000

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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.

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Copyright © 2000 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated February 8, 2000