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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
December 1-31, 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 |
# |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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| 12/31 |
200 |
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Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
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| 12/30 p.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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100 |
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
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700 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
| |
500 |
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Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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| 12/30 a.m. |
11 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
100 |
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
700 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
| |
500 |
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Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 12/29 p.m. |
12 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
35 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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| 12/29 a.m. |
4 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
20 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 12/28 |
400 |
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Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
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| 12/27 p.m. |
5 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
45 |
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Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/27 a.m. |
2 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
45 |
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Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/26 p.m. |
3 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
1100 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
| |
20 |
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Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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| 12/26 a.m. |
2 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
1100 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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| No trip 12/25 (holiday). |
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| 12/24 |
5 |
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Gray Whales (1 trip) |
| |
800 |
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Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
| |
1000 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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| 12/23 p.m. |
4 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
2500 |
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Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
| |
60 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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| 12/23 a.m. |
3 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
1500 |
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Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
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| 12/22 p.m. |
0 |
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| 12/22 a.m. |
4 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 12/21 p.m. |
1 |
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Gray Whale |
| |
700 |
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Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
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| 12/21 a.m. |
2 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
700 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
| |
1000 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
|
| No trips 12/19-12/20 (weather). |
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| 12/18 |
1 |
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Killer Whale |
| |
800 |
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Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
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| No trips 12/14-12/17 (weather). |
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| 12/5 |
8 |
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Killer Whales |
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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
break period 12/2-12/13. |
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| 12/1 |
2 |
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Blue Whales |
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1 |
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Gray Whale |
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5 |
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Cuvier's Beaked Whales |
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2 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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Click for map of these sightings.
Sightings reported by J. Aliotti, T. Lorenz, Monterey Bay Whale Watch,
H. Neece, L. Oliver, W. Williamson.
Copyright © 2003 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information
is permitted without prior approval.
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Sightings List 12/1-12/31/02 |
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| Monterey Bay Whale Watch, LLC |
84 Fisherman's Wharf
Monterey, CA 93940 |
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| Phone 831-375-4658 |
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| E-mail whaletrips@gowhales.com |
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Copyright © 2003 Richard Ternullo
Last updated January 29, 2003
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