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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 8/1 – 8/31/02

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

August 1-31, 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)

8/31 8 Humpback Whales
14 Blue Whales
750 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
800 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
20 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
1100 Risso’s Dolphins
1000 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/30 4 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
22 Killer Whales
500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
75 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
650 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal

8/29 6 Blue Whales
60 Risso’s Dolphins
30 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal

8/28 4 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales
500 Risso’s Dolphins
500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/27 8 Blue Whales
150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins
600 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/26 3 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins
20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/25 7 Humpback Whales
9 Blue Whales
3 Killer Whales
260 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
10 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
575 Risso’s Dolphins
560 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
5 Bottlenose Dolphins
6 Dall’s Porpoise

8/24 26 Humpback Whales
13 Blue Whales
500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1200 Risso’s Dolphins
800 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/23 15 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales
500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1000 Risso’s Dolphins
1500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/22 2 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
150 Risso’s Dolphins

8/21 6 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
70 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins

8/20 12 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
700 Risso’s Dolphins
1000 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/19 6 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
8 Dall’s Porpoise

8/18 4 Humpback Whales
11 Blue Whales
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Northern Fur Seal

8/17 5 Humpback Whales
15 Blue Whales
180 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
600 Risso’s Dolphins
8 Dall’s Porpoise
2 Harbor Porpoise

8/16 11 Humpback Whales
14 Blue Whales
5 Dall’s Porpoise
3 Harbor Porpoise
1 Northern Elephant Seal
1 Northern Fur Seal

8/15 10 Humpback Whales
14 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins
8 Dall’s Porpoise

8/14 20 Humpback Whales
11 Blue Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins
2 Dall’s Porpoise

8/13 20 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
150 Risso’s Dolphins

8/12 19 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1000 Risso’s Dolphins

8/11 22 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
5 Minke Whales
500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1000 Risso’s Dolphins
10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal

8/10 4 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins
40 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/9 12 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins
200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
22 Harbor Porpoise

8/8 12 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
6 Baird’s Beaked Whales
500 Risso’s Dolphins
4 Dall’s Porpoise
6 Harbor Porpoise

8/7 5 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales
1000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
750 Risso’s Dolphins

8/6 3 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
5 Killer Whales
1 Minke Whale
5 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

8/5 6 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins
40 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/4 6 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins
40 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/3 8 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/2 20 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
2 Killer Whales
300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
18 Dall’s Porpoise

8/1 13 Humpback Whales
250 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
35 Dall’s Porpoise

Sightings reported by D. Davi, G. Fisher, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, and W. Williamson.

No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.
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Last updated September 6, 2002