Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 2004
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) |
|
| 4/30 |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1600 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/29 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
12 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type – predation on gray whale) |
|
10 |
|
Killer Whales * (transient type – predation on gray whale) |
|
| 4/28 |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
22 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type – predation on harbor porpoise) |
|
| 4/27 p.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/27 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
8 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type – gray whale predation) |
|
| 4/26 p.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/26 p.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/25 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/25 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
8 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type – gray whale predation) |
|
| 4/24 p.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/24 a.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins * |
|
| 4/23 p.m. |
16 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type – gray whale predation) |
|
| 4/23 a.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/22 p.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/22 a.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
17 |
|
Killer Whales * (transient type – gray whale predation) |
|
| 4/21 p.m. |
12 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/21 a.m. |
16 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
700 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 4/20 |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
22 |
|
Killer Whales (transients) |
|
| 4/19 p.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
21 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 4/19 a.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
21 |
|
Killer Whales (transients) |
|
25 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins * |
|
| 4/18 p.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
13 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 4/18 a.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
13 |
|
Killer Whales (transients – predation on gray whale) |
|
| 4/17 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
|
Killer Whales (transients – predation on gray whale) |
|
| 4/17 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
|
Killer Whales (transients) |
|
| 4/17 early a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
|
Killer Whales (transients) |
|
| 4/16 p.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Killer Whales (transients) |
|
| 4/16 a.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
300 |
|
Long beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 4/15 p.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/15 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
|
Killer Whales (transients) |
|
| 4/14 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/14 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
800 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins * |
|
3 |
|
Humpback Whales * |
|
| 4/13 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
6 |
|
Blue Whales * |
|
| 4/13 a.m. |
18 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on gray whale) |
|
| 4/12 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale * |
|
| 4/12 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/11 p.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/11 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/10 p.m. |
5 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/10 a.m. |
40 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 4/9 p.m. |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/9 a.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/8 p.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
| 4/8 a.m. |
10 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
25 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/7 |
5 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
35 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/6 p.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/6 a.m. |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/5 |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
6 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/4 p.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/4 a.m. |
9 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/3 p.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
5 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 4/3 a.m. |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/3 early a.m. |
5 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 4/2 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/2 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/1 |
5 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
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Last updated May 8, 2004
