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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 11/1 – 11/30/00

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

November 1 – November 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)

11/30 2 Humpback Whales
 1 Gray Whale
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

11/26 2 Blue Whales
 1 Killer Whale
 50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
 3500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 100 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/25 5 Humpback Whales
 3 Blue Whales
 400 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
 700 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 1000 Risso’s Dolphins
 400 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/24 13 Humpback Whales
 8 Killer Whales
 400 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
 1000 Risso’s Dolphins
 300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 6 Dall’s Porpoise

11/22 20 Humpback Whales
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 16 Risso’s Dolphins

11/21 22 Humpback Whales

11/20 16 Humpback Whales
 400 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
 2200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

11/19 24 Humpback Whales
 8 Killer Whales
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

11/18 18 Humpback Whales
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

11/17 40 Humpback Whales
 5 Killer Whales
 1500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 5 Risso’s Dolphins
 16 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Elephant Seal

11/16 30 Humpback Whales
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

11/15 50 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 500 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise

11/14 48 Humpback Whales
 2500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 40 Dall’s Porpoise

11/12 30 Humpback Whales
 1 Gray Whale
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 50 Risso’s Dolphins
 10 Dall’s Porpoise

11/11 26 Humpback Whales
 1500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

11/10 29 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise

11/8 38 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
 2500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 800 Risso’s Dolphins
 300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 1 Short-finned Pilot Whale (deceased)

11/7 50 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/5 65 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 600 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
 1000 Risso’s Dolphins
 20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 13 Dall’s Porpoise

11/4 70 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

11/3 12 Blue Whales
 1 Humpback Whale
 1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 50 Risso’s Dolphins

11/2 3 Blue Whales
 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 500 Risso’s Dolphins

Sightings reported by ACS National (fundraising trip), J. Wetle, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, K. Whitaker, J. Williamson.

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

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Last updated December 13, 2000