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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST APRIL 2012

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

April 1-30, 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.

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Date # Type of Animal(s)

4/30 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
25 Risso’s Dolphins Humpback Whales lunge feeding - photo by Alisa Schulman-Janiger
Humpback Whales lunge feeding (April 28, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Alisa Schulman-Janiger

4/29 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (including cow & calf pair)
50 Risso’s Dolphins

4/28 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (feeding on surface krill)

4/27 a.m. 3 Killer Whales (predation on Gray Whale)
 2 Humpback Whales

Killer Whale and the Sea Wolf II, photo by Sebastian Gorgol
Killer Whale and Sea Wolf II (April 27, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Sebastian Gorgol
4/26 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (calf playful)
10 Risso’s Dolphins

4/26 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (cow & calf pair)
25 Risso’s Dolphins

4/25 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge feeding)

4/25 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale
50 Risso’s Dolphins
5 Bottlenose Dolphins

4/24 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale Pacific White-sided Dolphins and Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins and Gray Whale
(April 23, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
1 Gray Whale

4/24 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
1 Gray Whale
1500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (April 22, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
1800 Risso’s Dolphins
100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/23 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
25 Risso’s Dolphins

4/23 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
1 Gray Whale
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins

4/22 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail slaps, fin slaps)
150 Risso’s Dolphins Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (April 20, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

4/22 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
80 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
125 Risso’s Dolphins

4/20 p.m. 10 Killer Whales
800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/20 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
200 Risso’s Dolphins

4/19 p.m. 1 Gray Whale
10 Killer Whales
 250 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

2 Killer Whale tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
2 Killer Whale Tails (April 19, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
4/19 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
10 Killer Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins

4/18 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
1200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
400 Risso’s Dolphins

4/17 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (April 15, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
50 Risso’s Dolphins

4/17 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
1 Gray Whale
1000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins

4/16 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
3 Gray Whales
10 Risso’s Dolphins

4/16 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales
6 Gray Whales
400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (April 15, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
4/15 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
10 Killer Whales (transient type, predation on Harbor Seal)

4/15 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
10 Killer Whales (transient type, predation on Minke Whale)

4/13 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales

4/12 pm. 2 Gray Whales

4/12 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale (April 9, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

4/11 p.m. 3 Gray Whales
 1 Humpback Whale

4/11 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins

4/10 a.m.  3 Gray Whales
 2 Humpback Whales
 1 Black-footed Albatross

4/9 a.m. 10 Gray Whales
 500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

Risso's Dolphin and Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin and Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(April 8, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
4/8 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
800 Risso’s Dolphins

4/8 a.m. 5 Gray Whales
 2 Humpback Whales

4/7 p.m. 5 Gray Whales
 4 Humpback Whales

Humpback Whale Tail Lobbing, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tail Lobbing
(April 8, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
4/7 a.m. 4 Gray Whales
 4 Humpback Whales

4/7 early a.m. 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
400 Risso’s Dolphins
20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/6 a.m. 4 Gray Whales

4/3 p.m. 3 Gray Whales Black-footed Albatross and Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross and Gray Whale
(April 6, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

4/3 a.m. 1 Gray Whale
3 Killer Whales

4/2 p.m. 6 Gray Whales
60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/2 a.m. 3 Gray Whales
20 Risso’s Dolphins

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