Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 1-31, 2012

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)       3/30 p.m. 11      Gray Whales         3/30 a.m. 15      Gray Whales       600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins       Surf Scoters (March 26, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 3/29 p.m. 3      Gray Whales     3/29 a.m. 3      Gray Whales     200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     200      Risso's Dolphins     3/28 p.m. 2      Gray Whales     10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     100      Risso's Dolphins       3/28 a.m. 3      Gray Whales   Two Sea Lions (March 26, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   10      Risso's Dolphins     3/27 a.m. 18      Gray Whales      10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     3/26 p.m. 15      Gray Whales     1      Elephant Seal     3/26 a.m. 16      Gray Whales      300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins       5      Bottlenose Dolphins   Pacific White-sided Dolphins (March 26, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   3/25 p.m. 20      Gray Whales      5      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     75      Risso's Dolphins     3/25 a.m. 15      Gray Whales     150      Risso's Dolphins     3/24 a.m. 6      Gray Whales      4      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     100      Risso's Dolphins       Two Humpback Whale Tails (March 23, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 3/23 p.m. 4      Gray Whales      2      Humpback Whales      20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins      250      Risso's Dolphins     3/23 a.m. 7      Gray Whales      4      Humpback Whales (friendly)      35      Pacific White-sided Dolphins        250      Risso's Dolphins   Risso's Dolphin Breaching (March 23, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   3/22 a.m. 3      Gray Whales      2      Humpback Whales (breaching)     3/21 p.m. 11      Gray Whales      4      Humpback Whales     3/21 a.m. 9      Gray Whales      8      Humpback Whales     3      Killer Whales      3      Black-footed Albatross     3/20 p.m. 20      Gray Whales        300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   Killer Whale and Black-footed Albatross (March 17, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta    10      Risso's Dolphins     3/20 a.m. 3      Gray Whales      200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     3/19 p.m. 7      Gray Whales     3/19 a.m. 12      Gray Whales     3/17 p.m. 7      Killer Whales     3/17 a.m. 8      Gray Whales      2      Humpback Whales     Humpback Whale Tails (March 17, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 3/16 a.m. 16      Gray Whales      4      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     3/15 p.m. 8      Gray Whales      80      Risso's Dolphins     3/15 a.m. 5      Gray Whales      350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins       Gray Whale Breaching (March 12, 2012) Photo © 2012 Everett Robinson 3/14 a.m. 8      Gray Whales      700      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     3/12 p.m. 6      Gray Whales (mom with calf, breaching)     3/12 a.m. 16      Gray Whales     3/11 p.m. 16      Gray Whales     3/11 a.m. 7      Gray Whales     3/10 p.m. 9      Gray Whales       3/10 a.m. 18      Gray Whales   Killer Whale (March 9, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta    45      Risso's Dolphins     3/10 early a.m. 16      Gray Whales      45      Risso's Dolphins     3/9 p.m. 4      Gray Whales     3/9 a.m. 1      Killer Whale     3/8 p.m. 10      Gray Whales      7      Risso's Dolphins       3/8 a.m. 4      Gray Whales   Long-beaked Common Dolphins (March 8, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta    500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins     3/7 a.m. 12      Gray Whales      1      Blackfooted Albatross     3/4 a.m. 8      Gray Whales (12 in the distance)      700      Risso's Dolphins     3/3 p.m. 6      Gray Whales         3/3 a.m. 5      Gray Whales         3/2 a.m. 4      Gray Whales

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