Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1-30, 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) |
|
9/30 |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
9/29 |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
3 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
75 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
500 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
12 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
9/28 |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
50 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
9/27 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
300 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
75 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
9/26 |
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
7 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
9/25 |
3 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
2 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
|
Northern Elephant Seal |
|
9/24 |
4 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
9/23 |
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
3 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
9/22 |
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
40 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
5 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
3 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
|
Aerobatic sea lion |
|
9/21 |
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
9/20 |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
750 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
1 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
9/19 |
4 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
2 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
2 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
9/18 |
9 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
2 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
9/16 |
12 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
300 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
14 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
9/15 |
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
4 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
350 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
250 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
100 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
3 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
|
Northern Elephant Seal |
|
9/14 |
3 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
5 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
2 |
|
Baird’s Beaked Whales |
|
1500 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
500 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
9/13 |
9 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
300 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
3 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
9/12 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
16 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
100 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
25 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
9/11 |
12 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
800 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
10 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
9/10 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
12 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
50 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
9/9 |
16 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
28 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
500 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
30 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
40 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
9/8 |
13 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
35 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
2 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
2000 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
9/7 |
8 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
5 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
350 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
9/6 |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
17 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
1500 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
9/5 |
16 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
150 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
1500 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
4 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
8 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
9/4 |
18 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
24 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
300 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
9/3 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
25 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
700 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
75 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
500 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
15 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
7 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
9/2 |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
16 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
500 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
500 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
75 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
9/1 |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
150 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
550 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
8 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
Sightings reported by ACS Whale Watching Trip, J. Aliotti, R. Aliotti, D. Davi, G. Fisher, D. Lemon, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece.
No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

Copyright © 2002 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated November 11, 2002