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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 6/1 – 6/30/02

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

June 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)

6/30 1 Humpback Whale
5 Blue Whales

6/29 4 Blue Whales

6/28 3 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins
200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/27 5 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
350 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins
300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/26 2 Humpback Whales
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
2000 Risso’s Dolphins
200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
5 Dall’s Porpoise

6/25 3 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
125 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
350 Risso’s Dolphins

6/24 5 Humpback Whales
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
175 Risso’s Dolphins

6/23 8 Humpback Whales
1200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
2100 Risso’s Dolphins

6/22 5 Humpback Whales
1 Sperm Whale
130 Risso’s Dolphins
4 Dall’s Porpoise
2 Harbor Porpoise

6/21 3 Humpback Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins

6/20 5 Humpback Whales
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
400 Risso’s Dolphins

6/19 14 Killer Whales
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
4 Risso’s Dolphins

6/18 200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

6/17 10 Killer Whales

6/16 1 Humpback Whale
1 Sperm Whale
1000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins
100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal

6/15 2 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
25 Risso’s Dolphins

6/14 3 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

6/13 4 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
2 Minke Whales
1000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
40 Risso’s Dolphins
10 Harbor Porpoise

6/12 2 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
1 Gray Whale
5 Minke Whales
250 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/11 3 Humpback Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins

6/10 1 Humpback Whale
1500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
2000 Risso’s Dolphins
200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/9 30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

6/8 4 Humpback Whales
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

6/7 7 Humpback Whales

6/6 2 Humpback Whales

6/5 3 Humpback Whales
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
150 Risso’s Dolphins

6/4 1 Sperm Whale

6/3 2 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins
4 Bottlenose Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal

6/2 1 Humpback Whale
3 Harbor Porpoise

6/1 5 Humpback Whales
1 Sperm Whale
30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

Sightings reported by J. Lancer, N. Lemon, L. Oliver, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, H. Tiura.

No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.
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Last updated July 15, 2002