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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
December 1 - December 31, 2000
compiled by Richard Ternullo

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) 12/31 16     Gray Whales (2 trips)    2     Blue Whales    2000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    400     Risso's Dolphins 12/30 8     Gray Whales (2 trips)    5     Blue Whales    20     Pacific White-sided Dolphins    50     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    250     Risso's Dolphins 12/29 6     Gray Whales (2 trips)    9     Blue Whales    400     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    20     Risso's Dolphins 12/28 16     Gray Whales (2 trips)    900     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/27 2     Gray Whales (2 trips)    2     Humpback Whales    3     Blue Whales    800     Risso's Dolphins 12/26 5     Gray Whales (2 trips)    5     Blue Whales    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/24 4     Gray Whales (2 trips)    2     Blue Whales    1500     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/23 2     Gray Whales (2 trips)    2     Blue Whales    800     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    20     Risso's Dolphins 12/22 2     Blue Whales    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/21 3     Gray Whales    800     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/20 1     Humpback Whale    3     Killer Whales    2200     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    30     Risso's Dolphins 12/19 2     Humpback Whales    1     Blue Whale    1     Gray Whale 12/18 2     Humpback Whales    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    12     Risso's Dolphins 12/17 5     Humpback Whales    2     Blue Whales    4     Gray Whales    2000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    15     Risso's Dolphins 12/16 3     Humpback Whales 12/15 1     Bottlenose Dolphin 12/13 2     Gray Whales    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/11 800     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/10 3     Humpback Whales    1     Blue Whale    3     Gray Whales 12/9 1     Humpback Whale    4     Blue Whales    1     Gray Whale    1     Killer Whale    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/7 2     Bottlenose Dolphins 12/6 2     Humpback Whales    5     Blue Whales    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/5 1     Blue Whale    200     Northern Right Whale Dolphins 12/4 2     Gray Whales    800     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 12/3 3     Blue Whales    9     Killer Whales    800     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    8     Bottlenose Dolphins    4     Harbor Porpoise 12/2 3     Humpback Whales    9     Killer Whales 12/1 15     Blue Whales    15     Bottlenose Dolphins

Note: Sightings map is not available for this month.

Sightings reported by J. Wetle, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, C. Walker, K. Whitaker, J. Williamson.

Copyright © 2001 R. Ternullo. No reproduction of the map or use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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