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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST JUNE 2015

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

June 1-30, 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)

6/30 late p.m. 7 Humpback Whales

6/30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales

6/30 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
3 Dall’s Porpoise

6/29 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
5 Risso’s Dolphins

6/28 late p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
1 Harbor Porpoise

6/28 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/28 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
80 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
60 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Dall’s Porpoise

6/27 late p.m. 2 Humpback Whales

6/27 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales

6/27 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/26 late p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)

6/26 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
5 Risso’s Dolphins

6/26 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
12 Risso’s Dolphins
6 Harbor Porpoise (mating)

6/25 late p.m. 1 Humpback Whale

6/25 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale

6/25 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins

6/24 late p.m. 6 Humpback Whales

6/24 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
5 Harbor Porpoise

6/24 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins
10 Dall’s Porpoise
15 Harbor Porpoise

6/23 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
10 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Elephant Seal
1 Northern Fur Seal

6/22 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
40 Risso’s Dolphins

6/21 p.m. 22 Humpback Whales

6/21 a.m. 29 Humpback Whales

6/20 late p.m. 23 Humpback Whales

6/20 p.m. 19 Humpback Whales

6/20 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
40 Risso’s Dolphins

6/19 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
1 Elephant Seal

6/18 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10 Risso’s Dolphins

6/17 late p.m. 12 Humpback Whales

6/17 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
5 Dall’s Porpoise

6/17 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins

6/16 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale

6/15 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
4 Harbor Porpoise

6/14 late p.m. 11 Humpback Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/14 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/14 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
7 Harbor Porpoise
Ocean Sunfish eating By-the-wind Sailors

6/13 late p.m. 13 Humpback Whales
60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/13 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales (mom & calf)
5000+ Sooty Shearwaters

6/13 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales (2 very friendly)

6/12 late p.m. 17 Humpback Whales

6/12 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales

6/12 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
20 Harbor Porpoise

6/11 late p.m. 15 Humpback Whales (breaching)

6/11 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales
5 Harbor Porpoise

6/11 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
8 Killer Whales

6/10 late p.m. 16 Humpback Whales

6/10 p.m. 13 Humpback Whales
4 Harbor Porpoise

6/10 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
6 Risso’s Dolphins
4 Harbor Porpoise

6/9 late p.m. 5 Humpback Whales

6/9 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
3 Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola)

6/9 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
5 Harbor Porpoise

6/8 late p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
3 Harbor Porpoise

6/8 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales
4 Harbor Porpoise

6/8 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
140 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
5 Harbor Porpoise

6/7 late p.m. 16 Humpback Whales
3 Harbor Porpoise

6/7 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales

6/7 a.m. 52 Humpback Whales
180 Risso’s Dolphins
5 Harbor Porpoise

6/6 late p.m. 17 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
27 Risso’s Dolphins
2 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Elephant Seal

6/6 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins

6/6 a.m. 57 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale

6/5 late p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
2 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
25 Risso’s Dolphins

6/5 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale

6/5 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales
7 Killer Whales
1 Minke Whale
2 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
2 Harbor Porpoise

6/4 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/2 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

6/1 late p.m. 40 Humpback Whales
2 Minke Whales
60 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

6/1 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Harbor Porpoise

6/1 a.m. 34 Humpback Whales
30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Elephant Seal
Monterey Harbor on evening return from whale watch trip, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Monterey Harbor on evening return
from whale watch trip (June 28, 2015)Dall's Porpoise bow riding Pt. Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dall’s Porpoise bow riding Pt. Sur Clipper
(June 28, 2015)

Egg Yolk Jelly, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Egg Yolk Jelly (June 28, 2015)

Humpback Whale tail throwing, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throwing (June 26, 2015)

Elegant Tern, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elegant Tern, (June 26, 2015)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (June 21, 2015)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (June 20, 2015)

Minke Whale by feeding Cormorants, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Minke Whale by feeding Cormorants (June 15, 2015)

Mola Mola eating By-the-wind Sailor, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola eating By-the-wind Sailor (June 14, 2015)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (June 14, 2015)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (June 13, 2015)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (June 13, 2015)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (June 7, 2015)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (June 7, 2015)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (June 7, 2015)

Humpback Whale tail at dusk, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail at dusk (June 6, 2015)

Minke Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Minke Whale (June 6, 2015)

Mother and calf Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and calf Killer Whales (June 5, 2015)

Layson Albatross in front of Pt. Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Laysan Albatross in front of Pt. Sur Clipper
(June 5, 2015)

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

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (June 1, 2015)

Acrobatic California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (June 1, 2015)

By-the-wind-sailor (Velella Velella), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
By-the-wind-sailor (Velella Velella) (June 1, 2015)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (June 1, 2015)

All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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