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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST JANUARY 2012

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

January 1-31, 2012
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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.

These sightings are copyright protected and may not be used without permission from Nancy Black. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this information is a violation of federal copyright law, and is subject to prosecution to the full extent of the law.

Date # Type of Animal(s)

1/31 a.m. 10 Gray Whales (+5 in the distance)

1/30 a.m. 36 Gray Whales Bat Ray, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bat Ray
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
 5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 250 Risso’s Dolphins

1/29 p.m. 9 Gray Whales
 75 Risso’s Dolphins

1/29 a.m. 20 Gray Whales
 250 Risso’s Dolphins
 1 Bat Ray

1/28 p.m. 11 Gray Whales
 100 Risso’s Dolphins

1/28 a.m. 25 Gray Whales
 100 Risso’s Dolphins Seagull approaching Sea Otter with crab, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Seagull Approaching Sea Otter with Crab
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

1/27 a.m. 15 Gray Whales
 100 Risso’s Dolphins

1/26 a.m.  30 Risso’s Dolphins

1/25 a.m. 10 Gray Whales

1/24 p.m. 2 Gray Whales

1/24 a.m. 8 Gray Whales
 8 Dall’s Porpoise

1/22 a.m. 2 Gray Whales
 20 Risso’s Dolphins

1/20 a.m. 13 Gray Whales

Two Gray Whale Tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Gray Whale Tails
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
1/19 a.m. 10 Gray Whales

1/18 a.m. 15 Gray Whales
 5 Risso’s Dolphins

1/17 p.m. 6 Killer Whales
 20 Harbor Porpoise

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

1/16 p.m. 6 Gray Whales

1/16 a.m. 40 Gray Whales
 12 Risso’s Dolphins

1/15 p.m. 15 Gray Whales

1/15 a.m. 45 Gray Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins Spy-hopping Gray Whale and Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Spy-hopping Gray Whale (at right)
and Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
 500 Risso’s Dolphins

1/14 p.m. 23 Gray Whales
 5 Risso’s Dolphins

1/14 a.m. 21 Gray Whales
 40 Risso’s Dolphins

1/13 p.m. 13 Gray Whales

1/13 a.m. 25 Gray Whales
 150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/12 p.m. 12 Gray Whales

1/12 a.m. 5 Gray Whales

1/11 a.m. 14 Gray Whales Risso's Dolphin Flipping Kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin Flipping Kelp
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
 15 Risso’s Dolphins

1/10 p.m. 15 Gray Whales

1/10 a.m. 5 Gray Whales

1/9 a.m. 30 Gray Whales

1/8 p.m. 10 Gray Whales
 30 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Risso’s Dolphins Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

1/8 a.m. 13 Gray Whales

1/7 p.m. 10 Gray Whales

1/7 a.m. 7 Gray Whales
 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 100 Risso’s Dolphins

1/5 a.m. 19 Gray Whales

1/4 a.m. 5 Gray Whales
 100 Risso’s Dolphins

1/3 p.m. 9 Gray Whales Two Gray Whale Tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Gray Whale Tails
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
 50 Risso’s Dolphins

1/3 a.m. 21 Gray Whales

1/2 p.m. 6 Gray Whales
 40 Risso’s Dolphins

1/2 a.m. 15 Gray Whales
 20 Risso’s Dolphins

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

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

Copyright © 2012 Monterey Bay Whale Watch. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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