Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 11/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
November 1-30, 2002
compiled by Richard Ternullo

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)

11/30	2	Gray Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	500	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise

11/29	1	Gray Whale
	600	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	75	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

11/27	3	Blue Whales

11/26	5	Blue Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

11/25	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	150	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	75	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

11/24	9	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

11/23	7	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	5	Killer Whales

11/22	2	Humpback Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	3	Killer Whales

11/21	7	Blue Whales
	200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	15	Risso's Dolphins

11/20	2	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	50	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	100	Risso's Dolphins

11/19	5	Blue Whales
	25	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

11/18	6	Blue Whales
	5	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	100	Risso's Dolphins

11/17	7	Blue Whales
	6	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	50	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Risso's Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/16	7	Blue Whales
	750	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Risso's Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/15	2	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/14	5	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	2	Killer Whales
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

11/12	3	Blue Whales
	150	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

11/11	9	Blue Whales
	1200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

11/10	11	Blue Whales
	15	Dall's Porpoise

11/9	2	Humpback Whales
	700	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

11/6	43	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	30	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

11/5	7	Blue Whales
	600	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/4	3	Blue Whales
	500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/3	9	Blue Whales
	600	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

11/2	2	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	75	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

11/1	4	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	40	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

Click for map of these sightings.

Sightings reported by D. Davi, N. Lemon, T. Lorenz, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, S. Munro, H. Neece, L. Oliver, J. Williamson, W. Williamson.

Copyright © 2003 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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