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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 5/1 – 5/31/01

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

May 1 – May 31, 2001
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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)

5/31 7 Humpback Whales
 2 Gray Whales
30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins

5/30 7 Humpback Whales
 6 Killer Whales

5/29 4 Humpback Whales
 5 Killer Whales

5/28 20 Humpback Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

5/27 15 Humpback Whales
1000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

5/26 7 Humpback Whales
20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
800 Risso’s Dolphins
40 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

5/25 4 Humpback Whales
20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
55 Risso’s Dolphins

5/24 4 Humpback Whales
400 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
445 Risso’s Dolphins
50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

5/23 2 Humpback Whales
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins

5/22 3 Humpback Whales
700 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1 Elephant Seal

5/21 2 Humpback Whales

5/20 2 Humpback Whales
520 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
12 Dall’s Porpoise
25 Harbor Porpoise
1 Elephant Seal

5/19 10 Humpback Whales
 1 Minke Whale
200 Risso’s Dolphins
7 Harbor Porpoise

5/18 7 Humpback Whales
 3 Killer Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

5/17 5 Humpback Whales
 4 Gray Whales
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
75 Risso’s Dolphins

5/16 3 Humpback Whales
10 Harbor Porpoise
1 Elephant Seal

5/15 10 Humpback Whales
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
250 Risso’s Dolphins

5/14 17 Humpback Whales
 11 Killer Whales
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

5/13 30 Humpback Whales
12 Baird’s Beaked Whales
200 Risso’s Dolphins
7 Harbor Porpoise

5/12 22 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins
7 Dall’s Porpoise

5/11 24 Humpback Whales
150 Risso’s Dolphins

5/10 17 Humpback Whales
 1 Gray Whale
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
70 Risso’s Dolphins
50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
4 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

5/9 28 Humpback Whales
5 Dall’s Porpoise

5/8 28 Humpback Whales
1000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1 Minke Whale
1 Elephant Seal

5/7 23 Humpback Whales
 5 Gray Whales
6 Baird’s Beaked Whales
2000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins

5/6 31 Humpback Whales
 9 Killer Whales
2200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins
120 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

5/5 26 Humpback Whales
500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
900 Risso’s Dolphins
300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

5/4 34 Humpback Whales
 2 Gray Whales
1 Minke Whale
400 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1 Elephant Seal

5/3 27 Humpback Whales
1 Gray Whale
1 Minke Whale
20 Risso’s Dolphins

5/2 22 Humpback Whales
 15 Killer Whales

5/1 17 Humpback Whales

Sightings reported by Monterey Bay Whale Watch and others.

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

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Copyright © 2001 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated June 12, 2001