Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 1/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1 – January 31, 2002

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)

1/31	12	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/30	5	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/29	17	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/28	11	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/27	23	Gray Whales (2 trips)

1/26	18	Gray Whales (2 trips)

1/25	25	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	600	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/24	15	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	1000	Risso’s Dolphins

1/23	17	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	1300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/21	48	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	6	Bottlenose Dolphins

1/20	52	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	1900	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/19	18	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	800	Risso’s Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/18	22	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	150	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	400	Risso’s Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/17	33	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	150	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	900	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

1/16	26	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/15	40	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/14	18	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/13	56	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	6	Dall’s Porpoise

1/12	31	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	2	Humpback Whales
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

1/11	35	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	6	Killer Whales
	1100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/10	44	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	2	Humpback Whales
	3000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/9	11	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/8	12	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	2	Humpback Whales
	1200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/7	17	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	2	Humpback Whales
	1100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins

1/6	35	Gray Whales (2 trips)

1/5	37	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	400	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	12	Dall’s Porpoise

1/4	22	Gray Whales (1 trip)
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/3	32	Gray Whales (2 trips)
	1100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/2	17	Gray Whales (1 trip)

1/1	6	Gray Whales (1 trip)