Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
November 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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Humpback Whale Tail Throw (Nov. 26, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

Side-lunging Humpback Whale with
jumping anchovies (Nov. 24, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

Common Murre and Tufted Puffin (Nov. 23, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

Humpback Whales and tall ship (Nov. 14, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

Two pelicans in flight (Nov. 13, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

Killer Whales (Nov. 10, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Nov. 9, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

Risso's Dolphins at sunset (Nov. 5, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

Long-beaked Common Dolphins
by the aquarium (Nov. 2, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
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Type of Animal(s) |
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11/27 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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30 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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11/26 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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11/25 p.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales ("friendly") |
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11/25 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1000 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/24 p.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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11/24 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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20 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/23 p.m. |
1 |
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Tufted Puffin |
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11/23 a.m. |
30 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/21 a.m. |
5 |
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Killer Whales |
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11/20 a.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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11/19 a.m. |
4 |
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Killer Whales (predation behavior) |
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11/18 p.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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11/18 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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10 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1000 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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10 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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11/17 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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11/15 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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11/14 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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800-1000 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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1 |
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Mola Mola |
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11/13 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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11/12 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1000 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/11 p.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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500 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/11 a.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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800 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/10 p.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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500 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/10 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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8 |
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Killer Whales |
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1000 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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10 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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11/09 p.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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50 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/09 a.m. |
5 |
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Killer Whales |
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100 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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200 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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50 |
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Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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11/07 a.m. |
100 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/06 a.m. |
6 |
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Killer Whales |
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11/05 p.m. |
8 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/05 a.m. |
3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1000 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/04 pm. |
2500 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/04 a.m. |
2500 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/03 p.m. |
2 |
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Dall's Porpoise |
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11/03 a.m. |
250 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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Humboldt Squid |
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11/02 p.m. |
10 |
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Dall's Porpoise |
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11/02 a.m. |
100 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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10 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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11/01 a.m. |
250 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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Sightings List 11/1-11/30/12 |
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