Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
June 1-30, 2013

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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Black-footed Albatross (June 30, 2013)
Fin Whale dorsal fin (June 29, 2013)

Blue Whale lunge-feeding (June 29, 2013)

Killer Whales CA-40 and her son CA-40B
near the Pt. Sur Clipper (June 23, 2013)

Caspian Terns (June 17, 2013)

Blue Whale tail with Sooty Shearwater (June 17, 2013)

Bottlenose Dolphins near shore (June 16, 2013)

Great Blue Heron chased by gull (June 14, 2013)

Killer Whale tails (June 10, 2013)

Breaching Killer Whale (June 10, 2013)

Blue Whale Flukes (June 9, 2013)

Baby Risso’s Dolphin (June 9, 2013)

Breaching Humpback Whale (June 8, 2013)

California Sea Otter wrapped in kelp (June 8, 2013)

Humpback Whale tails (June 7, 2013)

Harbor Porpoise (June 7, 2013)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins (babies are days old)
(June 7, 2013)
All photos © 2013 Daniel Bianchetta |
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Date |
# |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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6/30 a.m. |
3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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6/29 a.m. |
6+ |
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Humpback Whales |
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18+ |
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Blue Whales |
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2 |
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Fin Whales |
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40 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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|
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6/27 a.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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|
30 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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6/26 p.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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|
2 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
5 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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|
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6/26 a.m. |
2 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
200 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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|
10 |
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Northern Right-whale Dolphins |
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6/25 p.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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|
15 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/25 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
7 |
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Killer Whales |
|
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6/24 p.m. |
300 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/24 a.m. |
2 |
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Killer Whales |
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6/23 p.m. |
2 |
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Killer Whales |
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|
25 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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6/23 a.m. |
2 |
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Killer Whales |
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|
50 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/22 a.m. |
4 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
1 |
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Blue Whale |
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|
75 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
120 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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|
1 |
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Northern right-whale dolphin |
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6/21 p.m. |
8 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
50 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/21 a.m. |
13 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
200 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
50 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/20 a.m. |
7 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
150 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
20 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/19 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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6/18 a.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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|
2 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
10 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
20 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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|
10 |
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Bottlenose Dolphins |
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6/17 a.m. |
1 |
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Humpback Whale |
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|
1 |
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Blue Whale |
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20 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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|
10 |
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Dall’s Porpoise |
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6/16 p.m. |
2 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
3 |
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Bottlenose Dolphins |
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6/16 a.m. |
4 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
3 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
2 |
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Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stubby) |
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|
50 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
260 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/15 p.m. |
10 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
4 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
200 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
100 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/15 a.m. |
15 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
4 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
2 |
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Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stubby) |
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|
300 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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500 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/14 a.m. |
5 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
1 |
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Blue Whale |
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30 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6 |
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Dall’s Porpoise |
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6/13 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
1 |
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Blue Whale |
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20 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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30 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/12 a.m. |
6 |
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Humpback Whales |
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6/11 p.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
50 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/11 a.m. |
13 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
200 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
50 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/10 p.m. |
8 |
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Killer Whales |
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5 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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6/10 a.m. |
6 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
5 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
8 |
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Killer Whales |
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|
100 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/9 p.m. |
4 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
500 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
300 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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|
500 |
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Northern Right-whale Dolphins |
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1 |
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Basking Shark |
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6/9 a.m. |
1 |
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Blue Whale near us (10 in the area) |
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|
300 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
150 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/8 a.m. |
3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
4 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
250 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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|
5 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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6/7 p.m. |
3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
3 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
10 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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6/7 a.m. |
10 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
7 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
70 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
200 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/6 a.m. |
5 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
5 |
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Killer Whales (transient type) |
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10 |
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Dall’s Porpoise |
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6/6 a.m. |
2 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
5 |
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Killer Whales (transient type) |
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|
20 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/5 p.m. |
3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
2 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
60 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/5 a.m. |
5 |
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Blue Whales |
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|
1100 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
600 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/4 p.m. |
5 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Blue Whales |
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30 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/4 a.m. |
3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
2 |
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Blue Whales |
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1000 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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|
400 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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|
50 |
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Northern Right-whale Dolphins |
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6/3 p.m. |
10 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/3 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales (mom & calf) |
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|
1 |
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Blue Whale |
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30 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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6/1 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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|
60 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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