MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST DECEMBER 2012

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
December 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. Risso’s Dolphin and Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Dec. 31, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Two Gray Whales (Dec. 31, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Risso’s Dolphin (Dec. 14, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Sea Otter with crabs (Dec. 10, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Risso’s Dolphins at sunset (Dec. 9, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Gray Whale Tail (Dec. 7, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Gray Whales in the surf (Dec. 7, 2012) Our first Gray Whale sighting of the season Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Date # Type of Animal(s) 12/31 p.m. 15 Gray Whales 12/31 a.m. 15 Gray Whales 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins 12/30 p.m. 8 Gray Whales 50 Risso’s Dolphins 12/30 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 100 Risso’s Dolphins 12/29 p.m. 11 Gray Whales 12/29 a.m. 9 Gray Whales 100 Risso’s Dolphins 12/28 p.m. 13 Gray Whales 12/28 a.m. 14 Gray Whales 200 Risso’s Dolphins 12/27 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 12/27 a.m. 15 Gray Whales 20 Risso’s Dolphins 12/24 p.m. 5 Gray Whales 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 50 Risso’s Dolphins 12/24 a.m. 15 Gray Whales 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 12/20 a.m. 3 Gray Whales 12/19 p.m. 8 Gray Whales 70 Risso’s Dolphins 12/19 a.m. 7 Gray Whales 70 Risso’s Dolphins 12/16 p.m. 2 Gray Whales 12/16 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 12/15 a.m. 4 Gray Whales 12/14 a.m.  200 Risso’s Dolphins 12/11 a.m. 1 Male Killer Whale 12/10 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale 12/9 p.m. 3 Gray Whales 25 Risso’s Dolphins 12/9 a.m. 3 Gray Whales 12/8 p.m. 40 Risso’s Dolphins (nursery group) 12/8 a.m. 85 Risso’s Dolphins 12/7 a.m. 4 Gray Whales 12/6 a.m. 70 Risso’s Dolphins 12/5 a.m. 7 Bottlenose Dolphins 50 Risso’s Dolphins 12/4 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale 10 Risso’s Dolphins 12/3 a.m. 1 Killer Whale 150 Risso’s Dolphins