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, 2003

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	7	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

9/29	13	Blue Whales
	1500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/28 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	11	Blue Whales

9/28 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	10	Blue Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	450	Risso’s Dolphins
	400	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	8	Dall’s Porpoise

9/27 p.m.	1	Blue Whales
	5	Killer Whales

9/27 a.m.	6	Humpback Whale
	13	Blue Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/26 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	11	Blue Whales
	2	Minke Whales

9/26 a.m.	18	Blue Whales

9/25 p.m.	12	Blue Whales
	75	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

9/25 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	16	Blue Whales
	150	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

9/24	2	Humpback Whales
	25	Blue Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

9/23	1	Humpback Whale
	20	Blue Whales
	400	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

9/22	22	Blue Whales
	150	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	40	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/21	20	Blue Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

9/20	1	Humpback Whale
	20	Blue Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	700	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/19	1	Humpback Whale
	31	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/18	5	Humpback Whales
	30	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/14 p.m.	7	Blue Whales

9/14 a.m.	7	Blue Whales
	4	Killer Whales

9/13 p.m.	13	Blue Whales

9/13 a.m.	22	Blue Whales

9/12	24	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales

9/11	2	Humpback Whales
	25	Blue Whales
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	75	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/10	36	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

9/9	28	Blue Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

9/8	38	Blue Whales
	130	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/7 p.m.	34	Blue Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Elephant Seal

9/7 a.m.	48	Blue Whales
	6	Killer Whales
	12	Fin Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	25	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

9/6 p.m.	35	Blue Whales
	5	Fin Whales

9/6 a.m.	55	Blue Whales
	22	Fin Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Dall’s Porpoise
	2	Harbor Porpoise

9/5 p.m.	27	Blue Whales
	7	Fin Whales
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	65	Risso’s Dolphins

9/5 a.m.	45	Blue Whales
	13	Fin Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	35	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Elephant Seal

9/4 p.m.	10	Blue Whales
	8	Fin Whales

9/4 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	10	Blue Whales
	8	Fin Whales
	150	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2	Short Beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	16	Dall’s Porpoise

9/3	14	Blue Whales
	3	Killer Whales

9/2	13	Blue Whales
	4	Killer Whales

9/1 p.m.	15	Blue Whales
	30	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

9/1 a.m.	13	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	6	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 9/1 – 9/30/03

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION