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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 4/1 – 4/30/02

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

April 1-30, 2002
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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)

4/30 10 Humpback Whales
75 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins

4/29 8 Humpback Whales

4/28 4 Humpback Whales
3 Gray Whales
22 Killer Whales

4/27 10 Humpback Whales

4/25 12 Humpback Whales

4/24 20 Humpback Whales
2000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
600 Risso’s Dolphins
30 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/23 18 Humpback Whales
15 Harbor Porpoise

4/22 10 Humpback Whales
6 Harbor Porpoise

4/21 13 Humpback Whales
4 Harbor Porpoise
1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

4/20 15 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
4 Harbor Porpoise

4/19 8 Humpback Whales
2 Harbor Porpoise

4/18 10 Humpback Whales
6 Killer Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
5 Harbor Porpoise

4/17 8 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/16 7 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/14 4 Humpback Whales
15 Killer Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/13 6 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal

4/12 5 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/11 3 Humpback Whales
30 Killer Whales
10 Risso’s Dolphins

4/10 2 Gray Whales (1 trip)
3 Humpback Whales
5 Killer Whale
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/9 3 Gray Whales (2 trips)
2 Humpback Whales
6 Killer Whales
250 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins
50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
4 Harbor Porpoise

4/8 3 Gray Whales (1 trip)

4/7 5 Humpback Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
60 Risso’s Dolphins

4/6 5 Gray Whales (2 trips)
5 Humpback Whales
8 Killer Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/5 5 Killer Whales
3000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
2500 Risso’s Dolphins
500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/4 2 Gray Whales (2 trips)
2 Humpback Whales
5 Killer Whales
30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
110 Risso’s Dolphins

4/3 11 Gray Whales (2 trips)
2 Humpback Whales
1500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
2000 Risso’s Dolphins

4/2 2 Humpback Whales

4/1 5 Gray Whales (2 trips)
1 Humpback Whale

Sightings reported by M. Baxter, S. Dutton, G. Fisher, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, L. Oliver, R/V Pt. Lobos, K. Stagnaro, T. Zoliniack.

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

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Last updated April 22, 2002