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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 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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| 4/30 |
24 |
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Killer Whales (transient type) |
| |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
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| 4/29 p.m. |
9 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
| |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/29 a.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/28 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/28 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/28 early a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/27 p.m. |
14 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, feeding on gray whale) |
| |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/27 a.m. |
9 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
| |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/26 |
7 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, hunting elephant seal) |
|
| 4/25 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/24 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
425 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
75 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/23 p.m. |
13 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, feeding) |
|
| 4/23 a.m. |
13 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on gray whale) |
|
| 4/22 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/22 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
| |
8 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 4/22 early a.m. |
13 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, feeding on gray whale from
4/21) |
|
| 4/21 p.m. |
9 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on gray whale) |
| |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/21 a.m. |
9 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on gray whale) |
| |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/20 p.m. |
9 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/20 a.m. |
23 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
250 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| 4/19 p.m. |
17 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/19 a.m. |
21 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
20 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/18 |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/17 |
|
|
No trip, poor weather |
|
| 4/16 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/15 |
|
|
No trip, poor weather |
|
| 4/14 p.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/14 a.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
12 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/14 early a.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/13 p.m. |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/13 a.m. |
12 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
7 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/12 |
|
|
No trip, poor weather |
|
| 4/11 p.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/11 a.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
6 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/10 |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/9 |
|
|
Poor weather |
| |
7 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/8 p.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/8 a.m. |
8 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
2 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
| |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/8 early a.m. |
15 |
|
Fin Whales |
| |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/7 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/7 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/7 early a.m. |
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/6 p.m. |
33 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, feeding on gray whale from
4/5) |
| |
6 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 4/6 a.m. |
15 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, feeding on gray whale from
4/5) |
|
| 4/5 p.m. |
10 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
| 4/5 a.m. |
10 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on gray whale) |
|
| 4/4 p.m. |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/4 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
| |
6 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 4/3 p.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/3 a.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/2 p.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/2 a.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
350 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| 4/1 a.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
50 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
20 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
20 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/1 early a.m. |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
400 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
20 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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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 4/1-4/30/07 |
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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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Copyright © 2007 Richard Ternullo
Last updated May 6, 2007
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