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 (July 27, 2015) Southern Sea Otter resting in kelp (July 27, 2015) Monterey Bay Aquarium in evening light (July 26, 2015) Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (July 26, 2015) Pigeon Guillemot (July 26, 2015) California Sea Lions (July 26, 2015) Blue Whale (July 24, 2015) Fin Whale (July 24, 2015) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (July 20, 2015) Harbor Porpoise (July 20, 2015) 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 (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 (July 11, 2015) Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin (July 10, 2015) Minke Whale (July 10, 2015) First Tufted Puffin of the year (July 6, 2015) Risso's Dolphins (July 6, 2015) Short-beaked Common Dolphins (July 5, 2015) 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 (July 4, 2015) Sailing regatta (July 3, 2015) Humpback Whale tail by sailboat (July 3, 2015) Dall's Porpoise (July 3, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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