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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 9/1 – 9/30/00

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

September 1 – September 30, 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. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed. 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)

9/30 16 Humpback Whales
 4 Blue Whales
 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/29 8 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 7 Killer Whales
 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 2000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 15 Dall’s Porpoise

9/28 5 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 7 Killer Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 80 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 30 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 400 Risso’s Dolphins
 100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 25 Dall’s Porpoise

9/27 3 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 2 Killer Whales
 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 8 Dall’s Porpoise
 13 Harbor Porpoise

9/26 1 Humpback Whale
 11 Blue Whales
 2 Killer Whales
 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/25 6 Blue Whales
 250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/24 2 Humpback Whales
 10 Blue Whales
 1 Baird’s Beaked Whale
 220 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 110 Risso’s Dolphins
 23 Dall’s Porpoise

9/23 5 Blue Whales
 2 Fin Whales
 1 Sei Whale (?)
 850 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 1020 Risso’s Dolphins
 53 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Elephant Seal
 1 Northern Fur Seal

9/22 3 Blue Whales
 1300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 25 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 50 Risso’s Dolphins

9/21 23 Blue Whales
 50 Risso’s Dolphins
 1 Northern Fur Seal

9/20 25 Blue Whales
 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 10 Dall’s Porpoise

9/19 30 Blue Whales
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/17 6 Humpback Whales
 17 Blue Whales
 75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/16 14 Blue Whales
 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Risso’s Dolphins

9/15 2 Humpback Whales
 10 Blue Whales
 1 Gray Whale
 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 10 Dall’s Porpoise

9/14 2 Humpback Whales
 8 Blue Whales
 3 Killer Whales
 250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 20 Risso’s Dolphins
 250 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 8 Dall’s Porpoise

9/13 3 Humpback Whales
 20 Blue Whales
 600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/12 8 Humpback Whales
 18 Blue Whales
 800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 15 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
 10 Harbor Porpoise

9/11 22 Blue Whales
 1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 2 Bottlenose Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Elephant Seal
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

9/10 3 Humpback Whales
 25 Blue Whales
 12 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 1 South Polar Skua

9/9 1 Humpback Whale
 12 Blue Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 500 Common Dolphin sp.
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 3 Harbor Porpoise

9/8 4 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/7 3 Humpback Whales
 7 Blue Whales
 3 Killer Whales
 800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 20 Risso’s Dolphins
 2 Leatherback Sea Turtles

9/6 3 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 6 Dall’s Porpoise

9/5 5 Humpback Whales
 16 Blue Whales
 1 Fin Whale
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 200 Common Dolphin sp.
 75 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 4 Dall’s Porpoise
 5 Harbor Porpoise

9/4 2 Humpback Whales
 13 Blue Whales
 3 Killer Whales
 600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 6 Dall’s Porpoise

9/3 2 Humpback Whales
 23 Blue Whales
 1 Baird’s Beaked Whale
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 15 Risso’s Dolphins
 10 Dall’s Porpoise

9/2 5 Humpback Whales
 11 Blue Whales
 50 Dall’s Porpoise

9/1 10 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Elephant Seal

Sightings reported by N. Black, B. Cutter, D. Davi, N. Lemon, T. Lorenz, B. Lucas, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, M. Radakovitch, Oceanic Society Expeditions, L. Oliver, R. Ortiz, H. R/V John H. Martin, R/V Pt. Sur, H. Tiura, J. Williamson.

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

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Last updated October 12, 2000