Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List July 2015

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
July 1-31, 2015

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)

7/31 late p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	6	Dall’s Porpoise

7/31 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	12	Killer Whales
	10	Dall’s Porpoise
	2	Blue Sharks
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/31 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	32	Dall’s Porpoise

7/30 late p.m.	12	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

7/30 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	2	Minke Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

7/30 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	2	Minke Whales
	210	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	15	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Blue Shark

7/29 late p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/29 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	70	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/29 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	3	Dall’s Porpoise

7/28 late p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	70	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/28 p.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	150	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/28 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	170	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	15	Dall’s Porpoise

7/27 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	100	Short-beaked Common Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

7/27 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	250	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

7/26 late p.m.	15	Humpback Whales

7/26 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales

7/26 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/25 a.m.	31	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	1	Possible Fin Whale
	280	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	10	Short-beaked Common Dolphins

7/24 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

7/24 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	200+	Short-beaked Common Dolphins

7/23 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	3	Dall’s Porpoise

7/23 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	8	Harbor Porpoise
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

7/22 late p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/22 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/22 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	23	Dall’s Porpoise
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/21 late p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/21 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/21 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

7/20 late p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	2	Harbor Porpoise

7/20 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	8	Harbor Porpoise

7/20 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	12	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Elephant Seal

7/19 late p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	6	Harbor Porpoise

7/19 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	12	Harbor Porpoise

7/19 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	18	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Dall’s Porpoise

7/18 late p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	2	Minke Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	28-foot basking shark

7/18 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	5	Killer Whales
	45	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	3	Risso’s Dolphins

7/18 a.m.	5	Killer Whales
	1200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	5	Risso’s Dolphins

7/17 late p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

7/17 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

7/17 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	400	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	7	Dall’s Porpoise

7/16 late p.m.	11	Humpback Whales

7/16 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales

7/16 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	15	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

7/15 late p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

7/15 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

7/15 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	6	Dall’s Porpoise

7/14 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales

7/13 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	12	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

7/12 late p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

7/12 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	3	Dall’s Porpoise

7/12 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	25	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/11 late p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	45	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

7/11 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

7/11 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	7	Cuvier’s Beaked Whales
	25	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/10 late p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	250	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Northern Fur Seal

7/10 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	120	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	185	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/10 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	7	Harbor Porpoise

7/8 late p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

7/8 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	7	Dall’s Porpoise

7/8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Minke Whale
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/7 late p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	1	Minke Whale

7/7 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	1	Harbor Porpoise

7/7 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Minke Whale
	22	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise

7/6 late p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/6 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	320	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	22	Dall’s Porpoise

7/6 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	2	Minke Whales
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Tufted Puffin

7/5 late p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

7/5 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	200	Short-beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/5 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

7/4 late p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise

7/4 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

7/4 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	220	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	6	Dall’s Porpoise

7/3 late p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

7/3 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/3 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	7	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	8	Harbor Porpoise
	10	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Elephant Seal
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/2 late p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/2 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	6	Harbor Porpoise
	10	Dall’s Porpoise
	2	Elephant Seals
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/1 late p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

7/1 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

7/1 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	20	Harbor Porpoise
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Long-beaked Common Dolphins (July 27, 2015)

Southern Sea Otter resting in kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Southern Sea Otter resting in kelp (July 27, 2015)

Monterey Bay Aquarium in evening light
(July 26, 2015)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (July 26, 2015)

Pigeon Guillemot, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemot (July 26, 2015)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (July 26, 2015)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (July 24, 2015)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (July 24, 2015)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (July 20, 2015)

Harbor Porpoise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise (July 20, 2015)

Returning in the evening, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Returning in the evening (July 18, 2015)

Killer Whale by Pt Sur Clipper (July 18, 2015)

Killer Whales and Black-footed Albatross
(July 18, 2015)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (July 13, 2015)

Humpback Whale tail throwing near Aquarium
(July 13, 2015)

Fishing boat heading into the sunset (July 11, 2015)

Black-footed Albatross close-up (July 11, 2015)

Mother and calf Cuvier's Beaked Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and calf Cuvier’s Beaked Whales
(July 11, 2015)

Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin (July 10, 2015)

Minke Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Minke Whale (July 10, 2015)

First Tufted Puffin of the year (July 6, 2015)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (July 6, 2015)

Short-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Short-beaked Common Dolphins (July 5, 2015)

Blue Whale by 9th hole of Pebble Beach, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale by Pebble Beach (July 5, 2015)

Southern Sea Otter eating a squid (July 5, 2015)

Mother and calf Humpback Whales (July 5, 2015)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin with reflection
(July 4, 2015)

Large Mola Mola visiting boat, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Large Mola Mola visiting boat (July 4, 2015)

Sailing regatta, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sailing regatta (July 3, 2015)

Humpback Whale tail by sailboat (July 3, 2015)

Dall's Porpoise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dall’s Porpoise (July 3, 2015)

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