Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 9/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1-30, 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)

9/30	2	Blue Whales
	60	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	250	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	125	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/29		No trip, poor weather

9/28	2	Humpback Whales
	60	Killer Whales (offshore type)

9/27 p.m.		Poor weather
	25	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/27 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales (transient type)

9/26 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/26 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/25	2	Blue Whales

9/23	2	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

9/21 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

9/21 a.m.	13	Killer Whales
	1	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	75	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	6	Dall’s Porpoise

9/20 p.m.	5	Killer Whales

9/20 a.m.	5	Killer Whales

9/19 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales

9/19 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

9/18 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Dall’s Porpoise

9/18 a.m.	1	Blue Whale
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

9/17 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

9/17 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	4	Harbor Porpoise

9/16 p.m.	1	Blue Whale

9/16 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale

9/15	3	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales*

9/14 p.m.		Poor weather

9/14 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	4	Harbor Porpoise

9/13 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

9/13 a.m.	11	Killer Whales (transient type)
	8	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

9/12 p.m.	5	Killer Whales (transient type)

9/12 a.m.	12	Killer Whales (transient type)
	10	Harbor Porpoise

9/11	12	Killer Whales (transient type)
	60	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	15	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	3	Harbor Porpoise

9/10 p.m.		Poor weather

9/10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	25	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	55	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

9/9 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	250	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/9 a.m.	1	Blue Whale
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	13	Harbor Porpoise

9/8 p.m.	1	Blue Whale

9/8 a.m.	1	Blue Whale
	15	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/7	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	900	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	700	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	7	Dall’s Porpoise
	6	Blue Whales*

9/6 p.m.	2	Blue Whales

9/6 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales

9/5 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

9/5 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

9/4	3	Humpback Whales

9/3	3	Humpback Whales
	9	Killer Whales (transient type, predation on Dall’s Porpoise)
	60	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/2 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	120	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1800	Risso’s Dolphins
	1500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/2 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

9/1	2	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Dall’s Porpoise

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 9/1 – 9/30/09

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION