Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
July 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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos.             Date #     Type of Animal(s)       Killer Whale (July 29, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 7/31 p.m. 9      Humpback Whales     3      Blue Whales     7/31 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales     11      Blue Whales     1      Northern Fur Seal     7/30 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales       3      Blue Whales   Humpback Whale Breaching, Spinning (July 28, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   7/30 a.m. 28      Humpback Whales     8      Blue Whales     6      Harbor Porpoise     7/29 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales     3      Blue Whales     7/29 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales     3      Blue Whales     2      Killer Whales (transient type)     1      Minke Whale       6      Dall's Porpoise   Laysan Albatross (July 28, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   7/28 p.m. 2      Humpback Whales     3      Blue Whales     1      Laysan Albatross     7/28 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales     6      Blue Whales     7/27 p.m. 2      Humpback Whales     6      Blue Whales     8      Risso's Dolphins       Blue Whale Lunge Feeding (July 27, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 7/27 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales     4      Blue Whales     1      Minke Whale     4      Harbor Porpoise     7/26 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales     1      Blue Whale     6      Harbor Porpoise       Minke Whale (July 27, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 7/26 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales     2      Blue Whales     1      Minke Whale     6      Harbor Porpoise     7/25 late p.m. 11      Humpback Whales     7/25 p.m. 4      Humpback Whales     1      Blue Whale       7/25 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales   Humpback Whale Mother and Calf (July 27, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   3      Blue Whales     40      Risso's Dolphins     7/24 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales     1      Blue Whale     7/24 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales     2      Blue Whales     25      Risso's Dolphins     12    Harbor Porpoise     7/23 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales (some double breaching)       Two Sea Otters (July 22, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 7/23 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales     2      Blue Whales     60      Risso's Dolphins     5    Harbor Porpoise     7/22 late p.m. 22      Humpback Whales (some lunge feeding)     2      Blue Whales (some lunge feeding)     7/22 p.m. 9      Humpback Whales     4      Blue Whales     3      Bottlenose Dolphins       Common Murre (leucistic) (July 21, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 7/22 a.m. 3      Humpback Whales     3      Blue Whales     60      Risso's Dolphins     7/21 p.m. 2      Humpback Whales (cow & calf)     2      Blue Whales     7/21 a.m. 3      Humpback Whales     4      Blue Whales       7/20 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales   Humpback Whale Tail and Pt. Sur Clipper (July 21, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   4      Blue Whales     1      Pacific White-sided Dolphin     15      Risso's Dolphins     7/19 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales     2      Blue Whales     7/19 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales     4      Blue Whales     1      Mola Mola       Two Blue Whales (July 20, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 7/18 p.m. 8      Blue Whales     7/18 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales     7      Blue Whales     10      Risso's Dolphins     1    Leatherback Sea Turtle     7/17 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales     1      Blue Whale       Risso's Dolphin (July 16, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 7/17 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales     2      Blue Whales     100      Risso's Dolphins     100      Northern Right-whale Dolphins     1      Elephant Seal     1      Mola Mola     7/16 p.m. 2      Humpback Whales     2      Blue Whales     25      Risso's Dolphins     7/16 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales       10      Blue Whales   Humpback Whale Tail (July 14, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   50      Risso's Dolphins     7/15 late p.m. 5      Humpback Whales     7      Blue Whales     7/15 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales     7      Blue Whales     7/15 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales     10      Blue Whales     2      Minke Whales     7/14 p.m. 5      Humpback Whales       3      Blue Whales   Blue Whale Lunge Feeding (July 14, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   12      Risso's Dolphins     7/14 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales     10      Blue Whales     1      Fin Whale     1      Minke Whale     1      Mola Mola       7/13 p.m. 3      Humpback Whales   Sea Otter with Gull (July 13, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   2      Blue Whales     7/13 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales     10      Blue Whales     7/12 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales     20      Blue Whales     7/12 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales     12      Blue Whales     7/11 p.m. 5      Humpback Whales     12      Blue Whales     6      Risso's Dolphins       Pigeon Guillemot, (July 13, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 7/11 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales     12      Blue Whales     7/10 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales     4      Blue Whales     7/10 a.m. 28      Humpback Whales     7      Blue Whales     7/9 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales     6      Blue Whales       150      Risso's Dolphins   Humpback Whale Lunge Feeding (July 8, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   7/8 late p.m. 3      Blue Whales     7/8 p.m. 28      Humpback Whales     5      Blue Whales     75      Risso's Dolphins     4      Harbor Porpoise     7/8 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales     14      Blue Whales       7/7 p.m. 6      Blue Whales   Blue Whale (July 6, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   7/7 a.m. 38      Humpback Whales     200      Risso's Dolphins     50      Northern Right-whale Dolphins     7/6 late p.m. 25      Humpback Whales     3      Blue Whales     7/6 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales     4      Blue Whales       Bottlenose Dolphins (July 6, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 7/6 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales     6      Blue Whales     8      Bottlenose Dolphins     7/5 p.m. 8      Blue Whales     150      Risso's Dolphins     7/5 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales     12      Blue Whales     250      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     400      Risso's Dolphins       300      Northern Right-whale Dolphins   Humpback Whale with Brown Pelicans (July 6, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   7/4 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales     12      Blue Whales     2      Minke Whales     6      Dall's Porpoise     7/4 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales     15      Blue Whales     1      Minke Whale     7/3 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales     5      Blue Whales       7      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   Humpback Whale Breaching (July 3, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   10      Risso's Dolphins     7/3 a.m. 50      Humpback Whales     20      Blue Whales (lunge feeding)     20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins     100      Risso's Dolphins     7/2 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales     3      Blue Whales     30      Risso's Dolphins (with 5 calves)       7/1 p.m. 40      Humpback Whales   Blue Whale tail (July 1, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta   15      Blue Whales     30      Risso's Dolphins     7/1 a.m. 60+      Humpback Whales     40+      Blue Whales     75      Risso's Dolphins

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