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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1-30, 2011
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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be used without permission from Nancy Black. All rights reserved. Unauthorized
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is subject to prosecution to the full extent of the law.
| Date |
# |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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|
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| 9/30 a.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
400 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| |
1500 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/29 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
|
|
| 9/29 a.m. |
20 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/28 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
|
|
| 9/28 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
80 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
15 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/27 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
70 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/27 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
1 |
|
Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 9/26 p.m. |
75 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/26 a.m. |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
1 |
|
Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 9/25 p.m. |
6 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
|
|
| 9/25 a.m. |
5 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| |
30 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/24 p.m. |
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
| |
175 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/24 a.m. |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
11 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/23 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
45 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/23 a.m. |
150 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
2 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/22 p.m. |
|
|
No trip (rough seas) |
|
|
|
| 9/22 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
|
|
| 9/21 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
30 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/21 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/20 p.m. |
5 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| |
75 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/20 a.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
| |
60 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/19 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
15 |
|
Short-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| |
10 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/19 a.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/18 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
20 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/18 a.m. |
9 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/17 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
75 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/17 a.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
1 |
|
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
|
|
|
| 9/16 p.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
20 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/16 a.m. |
9 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
35 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/15 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
15 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/15 a.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
16 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| |
150 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/14 p.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
 |
| |
6 |
|
Killer Whales (predation on
Dall's Porpoise - see
photos) |
|
| 9/14 a.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
| |
30 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
| 9/13 p.m. |
|
|
No trip (rough seas) |
|
|
|
| 9/13 a.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/12 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
60 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/12 a.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/11 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales (mom with calf) |
|
| |
30 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/11 a.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/10 p.m. |
85 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/10 a.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
60 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
4 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/9 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
3 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/9 a.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
1 |
|
Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 9/8 p.m. |
40 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/8 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
40 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/7 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
|
|
| 9/7 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
|
|
| 9/6 p.m. |
5 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| |
1 |
|
Large Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 9/6 a.m. |
1 |
|
Blue Shark |
|
| |
1 |
|
Laysan Albatross |
|
|
|
| 9/5 p.m. |
1 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/5 a.m. |
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
| |
5 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| |
10 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 9/4 p.m. |
25 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
10 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 9/4 a.m. |
5 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| |
1 |
|
Fur Seal |
|
|
|
| 9/3 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
|
|
| 9/3 a.m. |
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
|
|
| 9/2 p.m. |
7 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
|
|
| 9/2 a.m. |
5 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| |
1 |
|
Large Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 9/1 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
1 |
|
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
|
| |
15 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| |
2 |
|
Mola Mola |
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Sightings List 9/1-9/30/11 |
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