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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 7/1 – 7/31/01

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

July 1 – July 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)

7/31 6 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales
2 Leatherback Sea Turtles

7/30 4 Humpback Whales
15 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
2 Leatherback Sea Turtles

7/29 18 Humpback Whales
25 Blue Whales
30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
10 Dall’s Porpoise

7/28 15 Humpback Whales
21 Blue Whales
4 Killer Whales
1 Minke Whale
550 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

7/27 18 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales
30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
10 Dall’s Porpoise

7/26 38 Humpback Whales
26 Blue Whales
4 Killer Whales
3 Minke Whales
150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins
400 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

7/25 22 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
1 Sperm Whale
1 Northern Elephant Seal

7/24 38 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

7/23 15 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
250 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/22 18 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
1000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
5 Dall’s Porpoise

7/21 22 Humpback Whales
13 Blue Whales

7/20 5 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
12 Risso’s Dolphins

7/19 1 Humpback Whale
1 Blue Whale
7 Killer Whales
1 Minke Whale

7/18 3 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
800 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
800 Risso’s Dolphins
600 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

7/17 6 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

7/16 3 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whale
1 Killer Whale
30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

7/15 5 Humpback Whales
20 Blue Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

7/14 3 Blue Whales
4 Killer Whales

7/13 3 Blue Whales

7/12 7 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
1 Minke Whale
1 Sperm Whale
1 Fin Whale
400 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/11 6 Humpback Whales
5 Killer Whales
1 Minke Whale
5 Cuvier’s Beaked Whales
800 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
150 Risso’s Dolphins
400 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
13 Dall’s Porpoise

7/10 12 Humpback Whales
3 Cuvier’s Beaked Whales
60 Risso’s Dolphins
2 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/9 5 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
2 Killer Whales
1 Minke Whale
450 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
700 Risso’s Dolphins
300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/8 4 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
1 Minke Whale
15 Baird’s Beaked Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
600 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
4 Dall’s Porpoise

7/7 11 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
1 Minke Whale
15 Baird’s Beaked Whales
100 Risso’s Dolphins
15 Dall’s Porpoise

7/6 2 Harbor Porpoise

7/5 1 Humpback Whale
1 Harbor Porpoise

7/4 1 Humpback Whale
15 Dall’s Porpoise

7/3 2 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

7/2 3 Humpback Whales
6 Baird’s Beaked Whales
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins
50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/1 2 Humpback Whales
400 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
800 Risso’s Dolphins
200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

Observers: J. Apelt, B. Cutter, G. Fisher, G. Goulart, D. Lemon, L. Oliver, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, S. Van Sommeran, J. Williamson.

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

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Copyright © 2001 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated August 23, 2001