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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 2/1 – 2/28/06

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

Febuary 1-28, 2006
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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)

2/28  5 Gray Whales
40 Risso’s Dolphins

2/27  No trip, poor weather

2/26 p.m.  No trip, poor weather

2/26 a.m.  3 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
1 Minke Whale

2/26 early a.m. 11 Gray Whales
2200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
1600 Risso’s Dolphins
800 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/25 p.m. 4 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
2500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
2000 Risso’s Dolphins
1500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/25 a.m. 6 Gray Whales
300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
900 Risso’s Dolphins
250 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/25 early a.m.  3 Gray Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/24 p.m.  2 Gray Whales
600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins

2/24 a.m.  3 Gray Whales
1000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins

2/23 p.m. 2 Gray Whales

2/23 a.m.  8 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
25 Risso’s Dolphins

2/22 p.m. 4 Gray Whales
45 Risso’s Dolphins

2/22 a.m.  5 Gray Whales
75 Risso’s Dolphins

2/21 p.m.  3 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
50 Risso’s Dolphins

2/21 a.m.  2 Gray Whales

2/20 p.m.  1 Gray Whale
1 Humpback Whale

2/20 a.m.  2 Gray Whales
2 Humpback Whales

2/19 p.m.  2 Gray Whales
2 Humpback Whale
45 Risso’s Dolphins

2/19 a.m.  3 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
12 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
60 Risso’s Dolphins

2/19 early a.m.  2 Gray Whales
2 Humpback Whales

2/18 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/18 a.m.  3 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/18 early a.m. 180 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/17 8 Gray Whales
150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
2100 Risso’s Dolphins
800 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/16   2 Gray Whales
120 Risso’s Dolphins

2/15 No trip

2/14 4 Gray Whales
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins

2/13 p.m. 5 Gray Whales
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
250 Risso’s Dolphins

2/13 a.m. 2 Gray Whales

2/12 p.m.   6 Gray Whales
450 Risso’s Dolphins

2/12 a.m.   6 Gray Whales
20 Risso’s Dolphins

2/12 early a.m. 11 Gray Whales

2/11 p.m. 5 Gray Whales

2/11 a.m. 4 Gray Whales

2/11 early a.m. 3 Gray Whales

2/10 p.m.   8 Gray Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins

2/10 a.m.   9 Gray Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins

2/9   4 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
20 Risso’s Dolphins

2/8 p.m. 10 Gray Whales
55 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Northern Right Whale Dolphin

2/8 a.m. 8 Gray Whales
10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/7 p.m.   3 Gray Whales
200 Risso’s Dolphins

2/7 a.m.   4 Gray Whales
1000 Risso’s Dolphins

2/6 p.m. 6 Gray Whales

2/6 a.m. 8 Gray Whales

2/5 p.m.   2 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale

2/5 a.m.   6 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale

2/5 early a.m.  400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/4 p.m.   6 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale

2/4 a.m.   4 Gray Whales
2 Humpback Whales
4 Harbor Porpoise

2/4 early a.m. 1 Humpback Whale

2/3 p.m. 3 Gray Whales
10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
3 Dall’s Porpoise

2/3 a.m.   4 Gray Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins

2/2 8 Gray Whales

2/1 p.m.   4 Gray Whales
35 Risso’s Dolphins

2/1 a.m.   12 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
60 Risso’s Dolphins

Last updated March 23, 2006

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