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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 1-31, 2007
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 |
# |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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| 3/31 p.m. |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/31 a.m. |
7 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/31 early a.m. |
5 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
| |
4 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 3/30 p.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
6 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
| |
20 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/30 a.m. |
1 |
|
Killer Whale (transient type) |
| |
2 |
|
Northern Fur Seal |
|
| 3/29 p.m. |
8 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/29 a.m. |
11 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
12 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/28 |
10 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/27 |
|
|
No trip due to weather |
|
| 3/26 |
8 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/25 p.m. |
19 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/25 a.m. |
15 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
See article
about resident Killer Whales off
Monterey, including photos by Nancy Black. |
|
| 3/25 early a.m. |
60 |
|
Killer Whales (residents K and L pods) |
|
| 3/24 p.m. |
60 |
|
Killer Whales (residents K and L pods) |
|
| 3/24 a.m. |
17 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
60 |
|
Killer Whales (residents K and L pods) |
| |
8 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 3/24 early a.m. |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/23 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 3/23 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 3/22 p.m. |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
20 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/22 a.m. |
8 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
5 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
| |
35 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/21 |
8 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 3/20 |
14 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/19 |
12 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 3/18 |
16 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/17 p.m. |
11 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
50 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| 3/17 a.m. |
15 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
75 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/17 early a.m. |
8 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/16 |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/15 p.m. |
7 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/15 a.m. |
11 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/14 p.m. |
14 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
100 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
5 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 3/14 a.m. |
10 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
10 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/13 |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
30 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/12 p.m. |
22 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/12 a.m. |
24 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/11 p.m. |
16 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/11 a.m. |
26 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
25 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/10 p.m. |
11 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/10 a.m. |
12 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/10 early a.m. |
7 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/9 |
10 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/7 |
12 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/6 p.m. |
16 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
5 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
| 3/6 a.m. |
15 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/5 |
8 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/4 p.m. |
15 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/4 a.m. |
16 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/3 p.m. |
9 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/3 a.m. |
14 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
5 |
|
Unidentified Beaked Whales |
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
20 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
| |
8 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 3/3 early a.m. |
7 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
8 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 3/2 |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
10 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 3/1 |
10 |
|
Gray Whales |
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Sightings map is not available for this month.
Copyright © 2007 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information
is permitted without prior approval.
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Sightings List 3/1-3/31/07 |
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| Monterey Bay Whale Watch, LLC |
84 Fisherman's Wharf
Monterey, CA 93940 |
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| Phone 831-375-4658 |
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| E-mail whaletrips@gowhales.com |
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Copyright © 2007 Richard Ternullo
Last updated April 8, 2007
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