Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
December 1-31, 2014

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) 12/31 p.m. 13      Gray Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/31 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/30 p.m. 6      Gray Whales 12/30 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   2      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/30 early a.m. 14      Gray Whales 12/29 p.m. 8      Gray Whales 12/29 a.m. 18      Gray Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1200      Risso's Dolphins 12/29 early a.m. 26      Gray Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   800      Risso's Dolphins 12/27 p.m. 18      Gray Whales 12/27 a.m. 36      Humpback Whales   2      Gray Whales   6      Bottlenose Dolphins 12/26 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales   1      Gray Whale 12/26 a.m. 7      Gray Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins 12/24 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales   2      Gray Whales   80      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins 12/23 p.m. 2      Humpback Whales   2      Gray Whales 12/23 a.m. 15      Gray Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   15      Risso's Dolphins 12/22 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales   4      Gray Whales 12/22 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales   2      Gray Whales   2      Harbor Porpoise 12/21 p.m. 22      Humpback Whales   1300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/21 a.m. 6      Humpback Whales   1400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   10      Harbor Porpoise 12/20 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales   1      Gray Whale   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   75      Risso's Dolphins 12/19 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales   75      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/18 p.m. 9      Humpback Whales    10000+      Black-vented Shearwaters 12/18 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   750      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   5000      Black-vented Shearwaters 12/17 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales 12/17 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales   3      Gray Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins   1      Harbor Porpoise 12/14 p.m. 9      Humpback Whales   4      Gray Whales   70      Risso's Dolphins 12/14 a.m. 6      Humpback Whales   2      Gray Whales   60      Risso's Dolphins 12/13 p.m. 4      Humpback Whales   2      Harbor Porpoise 12/13 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   20      Risso's Dolphins 12/9 a.m. 7      Humpback Whales   2      Harbor Porpoise 12/8 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales   1300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/8 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/7 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins (cow/calf pairs) 12/7 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales   2      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/6 p.m. 9      Humpback Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/6 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/5 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales   12      Risso's Dolphins   2      Harbor Porpoise 12/4 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales   20      Harbor Porpoise   1      Brown Booby 12/4 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   1      Gray Whale   3      Black-footed Albatross         Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Dec. 29, 2014) Gray Whale rainbow (Dec. 29, 2014) Gray Whale spyhopping (Dec. 29, 2014) Bottlenose Dolphins (Dec. 27, 2014) California Brown Pelican (Dec. 27, 2014) Risso's Dolphins (Dec. 26, 2014) Gray Whale (Dec. 26, 2014) Breaching Humpback Whale with splash from Humpback that just breached (Dec. 21, 2014) Risso's Dolphin kelping (Dec. 20, 2014) Festival of the Lights (Dec. 7, 2014) Great Egret (Dec. 7, 2014) Gray Whale tail (Dec. 7, 2014) Returning to port at sunset (Dec. 6, 2014) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 6, 2014) Harbor Seal (Dec. 5, 2014)   Humpback Whale tail (Dec. 6, 2014) Humpback Whale (Dec. 6, 2014) Sea Otter mother and pup (Dec. 5, 2014) All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta

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