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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST MAY 2015

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

May 1-31, 2015
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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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Date # Type of Animal(s)

5/31 late p.m. 30 Humpback Whales

5/31 p.m.#2 20 Humpback Whales
5 Killer Whales

5/31 p.m. 25 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/31 a.m. 55 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/30 late p.m. 32 Humpback Whales

5/30 p.m. 60 Humpback Whales

5/30 a.m. 65 Humpback Whales
250 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
75 Risso’s Dolphins

5/29 p.m. 50 Humpback Whales
150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
6 Dall’s Porpoise

5/29 a.m. 60 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
175 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
300 Northern Right-whale Dolphins

5/28 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales
30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins
15 Northern Right-whale Dolphins

5/27 p.m. 39 Humpback Whales

5/27 a.m. 45 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins

5/26 p.m. 60+ Humpback Whales (multiply friendly encounters)

5/26 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
1 Fin Whale
40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins
80 Northern Right-whale Dolphins

5/25 late p.m. 27 Humpback Whales
2 Harbor Porpoise

5/25 p.m. 25 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/25 a.m. 58 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/24 late p.m. 20 Humpback Whales

5/24 p.m. 35 Humpback Whales
600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
6 Harbor Porpoise

5/24 a.m. 23 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale
1 Minke Whale
100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
56 Harbor Porpoise
1 Fur Seal

5/22 p.m. 29 Humpback Whales (including friendlies)
40 Risso’s Dolphins

5/22 a.m. 34 Humpback Whales (including friendlies)
30 Risso’s Dolphins
10 Harbor Porpoise

5/21 p.m. 44 Humpback Whales
150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
12 Risso’s Dolphins

5/21 a.m. 41 Humpback Whales

5/20 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales

5/20 a.m. 45 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/19 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales (1 baby breached for 40 min.)

5/19 a.m. 37 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/18 p.m. 21 Humpback Whales

5/18 a.m. 23 Humpback Whales
40 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
35 Risso’s Dolphins
5 Harbor Porpoise

5/17 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales
4 Harbor Porpoise

5/17 a.m. 37 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10 Harbor Porpoise

5/16 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales

5/16 a.m. 43 Humpback Whales
20 Risso’s Dolphins
10 Harbor Porpoise

5/15 all day 21 Humpback Whales
50 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Harbor Porpoise

5/15 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
150 Risso’s Dolphins

5/15 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins

5/14 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
5 Harbor Porpoise

5/14 a.m. 31 Humpback Whales
600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
4 Harbor Porpoise

5/13 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales
100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/13 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales
1 Gray Whale
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
3 Harbor Porpoise

5/10 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales

5/10 a.m. 38 Humpback Whales
1 Fin Whale
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
6 Harbor Porpoise
1 Thresher Shark

5/9 all day 40+ Humpback Whales
13 Killer Whales
600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
400 Risso’s Dolphins

5/9 p.m. 35 Humpback Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins
200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
2 Harbor Porpoise

5/9 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales
13 Killer Whales
2 Gray Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins
200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
2 Harbor Porpoise

5/8 p.m. 44 Humpback Whales
4 Killer Whales
12 Risso’s Dolphins

5/8 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
4 Killer Whales

5/5 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
35 Risso’s Dolphins

5/4 all day 63 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pairs breached
together & flipper-slapped together)
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
75 Risso’s Dolphins

5/4 p.m. 21 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/4 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales

5/3 all day 100+ Humpback Whales (including cow/calf pairs,
5 friendlies, breaching, lobtailing)
2 Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)
1500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/3 p.m. 55 Humpback Whales

5/3 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/2 all day 29 Humpback Whales (including cow/calf pair)
1-2 Gray Whales (possible cow/calf pair)
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
2 Harbor Porpoise

5/2 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/2 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
3 Gray Whales
650 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins
14 Harbor Porpoise
1 Elephant Seal

5/1 all day 40 Humpback Whales (active, including cow/calf pair)
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
Killer Whales with young, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales including young Killer Whale
with orange/yellowish skin (May 31, 2015)Acrobatic California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Acrobatic California Sea Lion (May 31, 2015)

Velella Velella, By-the-wind-sailor, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
By-the-wind-sailor (Velella Velella) (May 31, 2015)

Southern Sea Otter wrapped in kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter wrapped in kelp (May 30, 2015)

Brown Booby, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (May 30, 2015)

Northern Right-whale Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right-whale Dolphins (May 29, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (May 24, 2015)

Male Killer Whale FatFin CA 171b, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale FatFin CA-171b (May 24, 2015)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (May 18, 2015)

Humpback Whale near Monterey Bay Aquarium, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale near Monterey Bay Aquarium
(May 18, 2015)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (May 18, 2015)

Humpback Whale fluke, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale fluke (May 16, 2015)

Humpback Whale with California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale with California Sea Lions
(May 16, 2015)

Researchers and Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Researchers and Humpback Whale (May 15, 2015)

Brown Booby, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Booby (May 11, 2015)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (May 9, 2015)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (May 4, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins mom and calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins mom and calf
(May 3, 2015)

Southern Sea Otter mother and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter mother and pup (May 3, 2015)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (May 3, 2015)

Sea Otter breaking mollusk on boat hull while Sea Lion snoozes, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter breaking mollusk on boat hull while
Sea Lion snoozes (May 1, 2015)

Humpback Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (May 1, 2015)

All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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