Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. 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 (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 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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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