Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 9/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1 – September 30, 2001

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)

9/30	2	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	350	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/29	12	Blue Whales
	500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	300	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/28	1	Humpback Whale
	3	Blue Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/27	2	Humpback Whales
	40	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/26	2	Blue Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/25	3	Blue Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

9/24	2	Humpback Whales
	30	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

9/23	3	Killer Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise

9/22	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	12	Risso’s Dolphins

9/21	8	Blue Whales
	10	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	10	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	44	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Northern Elephant Seals

9/20	6	Blue Whales
	5	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	414	Risso’s Dolphins

9/19	2	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	4	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	2	Harbor Seals

9/18	3	Killer Whales
	40	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	3000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/17	2	Humpback Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	30	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

9/16	5	Blue Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

9/15	4	Blue Whales
	400	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

9/14	2	Blue Whales

9/13	6	Blue Whales
	75	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	800	Risso’s Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/12	1	Humpback Whale
	30	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1	Northern Fur Seal

9/11	5	Humpback Whales
	850	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Dall’s Porpoise
	20	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Northern Fur Seals

9/10	5	Blue Whales
	4	Killer Whales
	4	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	18	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/9	2	Humpback Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	400	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	700	Risso’s Dolphins
	600	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/8	5	Blue Whales
	76	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	250	Common Dolphins
	35	Risso’s Dolphins

9/6	10	Blue Whales
	5	Killer Whales

9/5	12	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/4	7	Blue Whales
	6	Dall’s Porpoise

9/3	12	Blue Whales

9/2	6	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

9/1	10	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	10	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	18	Risso’s Dolphins