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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 6/1 – 6/30/05

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
June 1-30, 2005
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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)
6/30 p.m. 4 Blue Whales
300 Risso’s Dolphins
100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/30 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
 350 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins
700 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/29 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
6/29 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins
10 Dall’s Porpoise
6/28 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
6/28 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
100 Risso’s Dolphins
6/27 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
6/27 a.m. 120 Risso’s Dolphins
6/26 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins
6/26 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
170 Risso’s Dolphins
6/25 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
6 Dall’s Porpoise
6/25 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
120 Risso’s Dolphins
6/24 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
6/24 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins
6/23 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
 350 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
6/23 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
 550 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
750 Risso’s Dolphins
400 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
5 Bottlenose Dolphins
6 Dall’s Porpoise
6/22 2 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
10 Bottlenose Dolphins
6/21 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
6/21 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
 520 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1300 Risso’s Dolphins
450 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
2 Harbor Porpoise
6/20 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
6/20 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
32 Risso’s Dolphins
6/19 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins
6/19 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
 1800 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
220 Risso’s Dolphins
2400 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
1 Blue Whale *
6/18 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
6/18 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
80 Risso’s Dolphins
6/17 6 Humpback Whales
 550 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
320 Risso’s Dolphins
450 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/16 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
6/16 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
12 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 75 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
350 Risso’s Dolphins
400 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/15 9 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
 300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
320 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/14 Poor weather
 40 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
6/13 Poor weather
6/12 7 Killer Whales (transient type, predation on sea lion)
35 Risso’s Dolphins
6/11 8 Humpback Whales
 350 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/10 5 Humpback Whales
 450 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/9 11 Humpback Whales
 250 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
35 Risso’s Dolphins
250 Risso’s Dolphins *
6/8 2 Humpback Whales
 200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
350 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/7 7 Killer Whales (transient type)
2 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
 400 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
2 Elephant Seals
6/6 2 Humpback Whales
 300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
6/5 No trip (poor weather)
6/4 13 Humpback Whales
 500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/3 4 Humpback Whales
 300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/2 Poor weather
6/1 7 Killer Whales (transient type)

Last updated July 11, 2005

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