Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
August 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) 8/31 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   260      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   12      Risso's Dolphins   2    Northern Fur Seals   8    Black-footed Albatross   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/30 p.m. 3      Humpback Whales (1 at the fuel dock) 8/30 a.m. 50      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   40      Risso's Dolphins   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/29 late p.m. 45      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding and breaching)   280      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/29 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/29 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales   1      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/28 late p.m. 25      Humpback Whales 8/28 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/28 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/27 a.m. 27      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   500      Risso's Dolphins 8/26 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/26 a.m. 19      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   10      Risso's Dolphins 8/25 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 8/25 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales 8/24 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/24 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   3      Harbor Porpoise 8/23 late p.m. 40      Humpback Whales (breached 20+ times) 8/23 p.m. 40      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales (hunted & killed a harbor seal)   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/23 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales   2      Blue Whales   2      Fin Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   60      Risso's Dolphins   6      Dall's Porpoise 8/22 late p.m. 28      Humpback Whales   80      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/22 p.m. 40      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/22 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales   2      Blue Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   120      Risso's Dolphins   4      Harbor Porpoise   5      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/21 late p.m. 35      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/21 p.m. 40      Humpback Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Harbor Porpoise   15      Dall's Porpoise 8/21 a.m. 50      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins   100      Harbor Porpoise   1      Large Shark (possibly a white shark) 8/20 late p.m. 40      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   5      Harbor Porpoise 8/20 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales   2      Blue Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/20 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales   2      Blue Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/19 late p.m. 12      Humpback Whales   2      Blue Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 8/19 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales   5      Blue Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Steller Sea Lion 8/19 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales   4      Blue Whales   1100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   6      Harbor Porpoise   4      Northern Fur Seals 8/18 late p.m. 37      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/18 p.m. 4      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   3      Dall's Porpoise 8/18 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales   75      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins   5      Dall's Porpoise 8/17 late p.m. 15      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/17 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/17 a.m. 27      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Elephant Seal 8/16 late p.m. 14      Humpback Whales   180      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/16 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales   120      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/16 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/15 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales   180      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/14 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/13 p.m. 9      Humpback Whales   4      Blue Whales 8/13 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   3      Blue Whales   425      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   12      Risso's Dolphins 8/12 late p.m. 10      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/12 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   40      Risso's Dolphins 8/12 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/11 late p.m. 10      Humpback Whales (breaching calf)   50      Risso's Dolphins 8/11 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/11 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales   5      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/10 late p.m. 3      Humpback Whales   15      Risso's Dolphins   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/10 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   30      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/10 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   80      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   180      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Dall's Porpoise 8/9 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales   Lots of     Anchovy at surface 8/9 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales (breaching & lunge feeding)   350     Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/8 late p.m. 14      Humpback Whales with a mother-calf pair breaching over 40 times 8/8 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   1      Harbor Porpoise 8/8 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   15      Risso's Dolphins   2      Steller Sea Lions   1      Fur Seal 8/7 late p.m. 20      Humpback Whales   300,000+      Shearwaters 8/7 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 8/7 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales   10      Risso's Dolphins   3      Dall's Porpoise 8/6 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 8/6 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   3      Dall's Porpoise   1    "Mackerel" Shark (unidentifiable, 8-9 feet)   2      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/5 p.m. 5      Humpback Whales   300     Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/5 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   575      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   35-40      Risso's Dolphins   10      Dall's Porpoise   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 8/4 late p.m. 12      Humpback Whales   12      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   35      Risso's Dolphins 8/4 p.m. 22      Humpback Whales   1      Fin Whale   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   40      Risso's Dolphins 8/4 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   15      Risso's Dolphins   12      Dall's Porpoise 8/3 late p.m. 22      Humpback Whales   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   60      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   85      Risso's Dolphins   2      Bottlenose Dolphins   15      Dall's Porpoise 8/3 p.m. 26      Humpback Whales   15      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   2000     Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/3 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales   20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   480     Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins 8/2 late p.m. 12      Humpback Whales   450     Long-beaked Common Dolphins   80      Risso's Dolphins 8/2 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/2 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales   120      Pacific White-sided Dolphins         Long-beaked Common Dolphins   40      Risso's Dolphins   5      Dall's Porpoise 8/1 late p.m. 10      Humpback Whales   280      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 8/1 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   15      Risso's Dolphins   2      Elephant Seals 8/1 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   80      Risso's Dolphins   6      Dall's Porpoise           Humpback Whales lunge feeding (Aug. 29, 2015) Black Oystercatcher (Aug. 28, 2015) Spy-hopping Killer Whale (Aug. 23, 2015) Blue Whale tail (Aug. 23, 2015) Breaching Risso's Dolphin (Aug. 23, 2015) Blue Whale (Aug. 22, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphin and Elegant Tern (Aug. 21, 2015) Harbor Porpoise (Aug. 21, 2015) Humpback Whale and Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Aug. 21, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Aug. 16, 2015) Humpback Whale Tail (Aug. 15, 2015) Breaching Humpback Whale (Aug. 15, 2015) Southern Sea Otter and California Sea Lion (Aug. 15, 2015) Blue Whale tail (Aug. 10, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Aug. 10, 2015) Anchovies (Aug. 9, 2015) Humpback Whale lunge feeding (Note baleen) (Aug. 9, 2015) Northern Fulmar (Aug. 9, 2015) Breaching mother and calf Humpback Whales (Aug. 8, 2015) Humpback Whale tail and setting sun (Aug. 7, 2015) Three Humpback Whales by the Lighthouse (Aug. 7, 2015) Schooling Anchovies (Aug. 7, 2015) Southern Sea Otter (Aug. 7, 2015) Risso's Dolphins (Aug. 3, 2015) Egg Yolk Jelly (Aug. 3, 2015) Humpback Whale tail at sunset (Aug. 2, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins by Pt. Sur Clipper (Aug. 2, 2015) Elegant Tern eating an Anchovy (Aug. 2, 2015) Humpback Whales lunge-feeding close to shore (Aug. 1, 2015)   Black-footed Albatross (Aug. 1, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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