Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 9/1

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