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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 10/1 – 10/31/00

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

October 1 – October 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. 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)
10/31 1 Blue Whale
 2 Gray Whales
 700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Risso’s Dolphins
10/30 2 Blue Whales
 30 Risso’s Dolphins
10/28 6 Blue Whales
 200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 500 Risso’s Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/27 6 Blue Whales
 1200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 8 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/26 8 Blue Whales
 1200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 1000 Risso’s Dolphins
 300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/25 8 Blue Whales
 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
10/24 6 Blue Whales
 600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 300 Risso’s Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/23 2 Humpback Whales
 6 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 200 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 1 Northern Elephant Seal
 1 Northern Fur Seal
10/22 8 Blue Whales
 3000 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
 1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 35 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
10/21 7 Blue Whales
10/20 5 Blue Whales
 3 Killer Whales
 50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 75 Risso’s Dolphins
10/19 7 Blue Whales
 1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/18 7 Blue Whales
 3500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/17 20 Risso’s Dolphins
10/16 2 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 1 Fin Whale
 1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 50 Risso’s Dolphins
 1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/15 2 Humpback Whales
 7 Blue Whales
 700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/14 2 Humpback Whales
 11 Blue Whales
 5000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/13 1 Blue Whale
 6000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
10/12 5 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 5000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
10/11 4 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/8 4 Humpback Whales
 6 Blue Whales
 7 Killer Whales
 865 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 15 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/7 9 Blue Whales
 5 Killer Whales
 1 Fin Whale
 350 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 450 Risso’s Dolphins
 1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/6 4 Humpback Whales
 12 Blue Whales
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 10 Dall’s Porpoise
10/5 2 Humpback Whales
 14 Blue Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
10/4 3 Humpback Whales
 17 Blue Whales
 700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/3 2 Humpback Whales
 18 Blue Whales
 900 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
10/2 4 Humpback Whales
 15 Blue Whales
 1500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 40 Risso’s Dolphins
10/1 15 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 1500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 80 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 10 Dall’s Porpoise

Sightings reported by G. Fisher, T. Kieckhefer, T. Lorenz, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society, L. Oliver, P. Samitt, J. Williamson, A.J. Young.

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

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Last updated November 9, 2000