Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 1/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 2009

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.

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Date	#	Type of Animal(s)

1/31 p.m.	10	Gray Whales

1/31 a.m.	8	Gray Whales

1/31 early a.m.	15	Gray Whales

1/30	20	Gray Whales
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

1/29 p.m.	20	Gray Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	30	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/29 a.m.	5	Gray Whales

1/28	10	Gray Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	400	Risso’s Dolphins

1/27 p.m.	10	Gray Whales

1/27 a.m.	15	Gray Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	345	Risso’s Dolphins

1/26		No Trips

1/25 a.m.	1	Gray Whale

1/25 early a.m.	12	Gray Whales
	70	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

1/24 p.m.	20	Gray Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/24 a.m.	16	Gray Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/23	18	Gray Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/22		No Trips

1/21	8	Gray Whales

1/20 a.m.	58	Gray Whales
	8	Risso’s Dolphins

1/20 early a.m.	25	Gray Whales
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

1/19 p.m.	40	Gray Whales
	35	Risso’s Dolphins

1/19 a.m.	45	Gray Whales

1/18 p.m.	18	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

1/18 a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	20	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/18 early a.m.	7	Gray Whales

1/17 p.m.	25	Gray Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

1/17 a.m.	30	Gray Whales

1/17 early a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/16 p.m.	40	Gray Whales

1/16 a.m.	30	Gray Whales

1/15 p.m.	30	Gray Whales

1/15 a.m.	15	Gray Whales

1/14 p.m.	10	Gray Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/14 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	12	Risso’s Dolphins

1/13 p.m.	27	Gray Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/13 a.m.	30	Gray Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/12 p.m.	18	Gray Whales
	45	Risso’s Dolphins

1/12 a.m.	19	Gray Whales

1/11 p.m.	15	Gray Whales

1/11 a.m.	30	Gray Whales

1/10 p.m.	11	Gray Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

1/10 a.m.	25	Gray Whales

1/9 p.m.	20	Gray Whales

1/9 a.m.	15	Gray Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/8	11	Gray Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/7	17	Gray Whales
	12	Risso’s Dolphins

1/6 p.m.	5	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

1/6 a.m.	11	Gray Whales

1/5	5	Gray Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins

1/4 p.m.	4	Gray Whales

1/4 a.m.	27	Gray Whales
	1000	Risso’s Dolphins

1/4 early a.m.	9	Gray Whales
	700	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/3 p.m.	15	Gray Whales
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

1/3 a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	250	Risso’s Dolphins

1/3 early a.m.	20	Gray Whales

1/2 p.m.	8	Gray Whales
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

1/2 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/1 p.m.	10	Gray Whales
	1000	Risso’s Dolphins

1/1 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	600	Risso’s Dolphins

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 1/1 – 1/31/09

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION