Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 8/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
August 1-31, 2005
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)

8/31	3	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales (transient type)

8/30	1	Humpback Whale
	2	Blue Whales
	40	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	600	Risso's Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/29	3	Humpback Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1500	Risso's Dolphins

8/28 p.m.	1	Blue Whale
	20	Risso's Dolphins

8/28 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso's Dolphins

8/27 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	850	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/27 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	210	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	600	Risso's Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/26 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	4	Dall's Porpoise

8/26 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	100	Risso's Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise

8/25 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/25 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	35	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	30	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/24	29	Humpback Whales
8-hr	6	Killer Whales (transient type)
special	1	Minke Whale
charter	25	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Short-beaked Common Dolphins
	40	Risso's Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise
	2	Northern Fur Seals

8/24 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/24 a.m.	2	Friendly Humpback Whales
	10	Humpback Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/23 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

8/23 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales (transient type)

8/22 p.m.	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/22 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale (transient type, predation on elephant seal)

8/20 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	60	Risso's Dolphins

8/20 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	35	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1200	Risso's Dolphins
	400	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/19 p.m.	3	Blue Whales
	250	Risso's Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/19 a.m.	2	Blue Whales
	3	Killer Whales (transient type)
	25	Risso's Dolphins

8/18 p.m.	5	Killer Whales (transient type)

8/18 a.m.	2	Blue Whales
	130	Risso's Dolphins
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/17 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	2	Blue Whales
	125	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Risso's Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins


8/17 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	175	Risso's Dolphins
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/16 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	70	Risso's Dolphins

8/16 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	300	Risso's Dolphins
	220	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/15 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	6	Killer Whales (transient type)
	1	Minke Whale
	35	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	300	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	5	Dall's Porpoise

8/15 a.m.	23	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	15	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/14 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	4	Dall's Porpoise

8/14 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	50	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	630	Risso's Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	11	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Elephant Seal

8/13 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale (transient type, predation on elephant seal)
	5	Killer Whale (transient type)

8/13 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale (transient type)
	1	Minke Whale
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Risso's Dolphins
	800	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	5	Dall's Porpoise

8/12 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

8/12 a.m.	2	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale (transient type)
	475	Risso's Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/11 p.m.	5	Blue Whales
	60	Risso's Dolphins

8/11 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	25	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	350	Risso's Dolphins
	2	Mako Sharks

8/10 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	45	Risso's Dolphins

8/10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale (transient type)
	65	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Northern Fur Seal
	1	Basking Shark

8/9 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	600	Risso's Dolphins
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	400	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	700	Risso's Dolphins
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	2	Northern Fur Seals

8/8 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	35	Risso's Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise
	2	Northern Fur Seals

8/8 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale (transient type)
	18	Risso's Dolphins
	2	Elephant Seals

8/7 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso's Dolphins

8/7 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	400	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	525	Risso's Dolphins
	10	Dall's Porpoise
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Northern Fur Seal

8/6 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	15	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Northern Fur Seal

8/6 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	350	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	325	Risso's Dolphins

8/5 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales

8/5 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	10	Risso's Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise

8/4 p.m.	8	Blue Whales
	60	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Elephant Seal

8/4 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	10	Dall's Porpoise

8/3 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	35	Risso's Dolphins

8/3 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	20	Risso's Dolphins

8/2 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales (transient type, predation on elephant seal)

8/2 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	200	Risso's Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/1 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso's Dolphins

8/1 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	2	Dall's Porpoise

Sightings map is not available for this month.

Copyright © 2005 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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