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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 9/1 – 9/30/02

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

September 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)

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.
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Last updated November 11, 2002