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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
October 1-31, 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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is subject to prosecution to the full extent of the law.
| Date |
# |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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| 10/31 a.m. |
25 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
8 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 10/30 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
5 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 10/30 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
10 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 10/29 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
|
|
| 10/29 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
|
|
Killer Whales (predation on elephant seal) |
|
| |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/28 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
125 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
2 |
|
Bat Rays |
|
|
|
| 10/28 a.m. |
1000 |
|
Long-beaked Common dolphins |
|
| |
35 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/26 a.m. |
9 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| |
1 |
|
Thresher Shark |
|
|
|
| 10/25 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
250 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/24 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
|
|
| 10/24 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins (with newborns) |
|
|
|
| 10/23 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
75 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| |
500 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/23 a.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
300 |
|
Long-beaked Common dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/22 p.m. |
50 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| |
1000 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
100 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/22 a.m. |
1000 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
100 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/21 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
600 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
10 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/20 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales (feeding) |
|
| |
1600 |
|
Long-beaked Common dolphins (with lots of calves) |
|
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/19 a.m. |
250 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
1 |
|
Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 10/18 p.m. |
40 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
|
|
Mola Molas |
|
| |
2 |
|
Sharks |
|
|
|
| 10/18 a.m. |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
40 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 10/17 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
|
|
| 10/17 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
150 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
1 |
|
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
|
|
|
| 10/16 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
10 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 10/16 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
20 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 10/15 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
75 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
30 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| |
25 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
|
| 10/15 a.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales (including a calf) |
|
| |
75 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/14 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/14 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/13 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales (breaching calf) |
|
|
|
| 10/13 a.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/12 p.m. |
|
|
No trip (rough seas) |
|
|
|
| 10/12 a.m. |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
1 |
|
Huge Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 10/11 p.m. |
|
|
No trip (rough seas) |
|
|
|
| 10/11 a.m. |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
|
|
Mola Molas |
|
| |
|
|
Jellies |
|
|
|
| 10/10 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/10 a.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
3 |
|
Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 10/9 p.m. |
12 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
| |
5 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/9 a.m. |
12 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
| |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/8 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
20 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/8 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| |
5 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| |
75 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/7 p.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
| |
400 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/7 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
400 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/6 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
1 |
|
Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 10/5 p.m. |
|
|
No trip (rough seas) |
|
|
|
| 10/5 a.m. |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/4 p.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
|
|
| 10/4 a.m. |
2 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
1 |
|
Mola Mola |
|
|
|
| 10/3 p.m. |
|
|
No trip (rough seas) |
|
|
|
| 10/3 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/2 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
25 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| |
500 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/2 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
30 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| |
350 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
40 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/1 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
50 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
|
|
| 10/1 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| |
100 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| |
5 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
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information is permitted without prior approval.
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Sightings List 10/1-10/31/11 |
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