Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
November 1-30, 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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Date #     Type of Animal(s) 11/30 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales   1600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/30 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales   1      Gray Whale   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   8      Risso's Dolphins 11/29 p.m. 7      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)   650      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/29 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   2      Fin Whales   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   60      Risso's Dolphins 11/28 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   40      Risso's Dolphins 11/28 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   70      Risso's Dolphins   3      Harbor Porpoise 11/27 2 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/27 1 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/27 9 a.m. 4      Humpback Whales (1 breached for over an hour)   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/27 8 a.m. 4      Humpback Whales   500      Short-beaked Common Dolphins 11/25 a.m. 9      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/24 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales 11/23 p.m. 9      Humpback Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   60      Risso's Dolphins   4      Harbor Porpoise 11/23 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   2      Fin Whales   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   120      Risso's Dolphins   2      Northern Fur Seals 11/22 all day 31      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   90      Risso's Dolphins   5      Harbor Porpoise 11/21 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales (8 breaches)   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   700      California Sea Lions 11/21 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)   80      Scuba divers 11/20 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 11/19 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   1300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/18 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/17 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)   3000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   50      Risso's Dolphins 11/14 p.m. 7      Humpback Whales   400      Common Dolphins 11/14 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales   500      Common Dolphins 11/13 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales 11/13 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales   1000      Common Dolphins 11/12 p.m. 3      Humpback Whales   7      Killer Whales   1      Fin Whale 11/12 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales   7      Killer Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   600      Short-beaked Common Dolphins 11/11 p.m. 18      Humpback Whales (surface feeding)   1      Fin Whale   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/11 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins         Harbor Porpoise 11/10 a.m. 9      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/9 a.m. 6      Humpback Whales   430      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1000      Short-beaked Common Dolphins 11/8 p.m. 7      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/8 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   6      Harbor Porpoise 11/7 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/7 a.m. 7      Humpback Whales   20      Killer Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   300      Short-beaked Common Dolphins 11/6 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales   5      Killer Whales 11/6 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales   60      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   500      Short-beaked Common Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins 11/5 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 11/5 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales   1      Fin Whale   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   150      Risso's Dolphins 11/1 p.m. 3      Humpback Whales   4      Fin Whales 11/1 a.m. 6      Humpback Whales   3      Fin Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins           Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (Nov. 29, 2015) Fin Whale (Nov. 29, 2015) Breaching Risso's Dolphin (Nov. 29, 2015) Humpback Whale tail-slapping close to shore (Nov. 27, 2015) Northern Fulmar (Nov. 27, 2015) Blue Whale (Nov. 23, 2015) Mother and pup Southern Sea Otter (Nov. 22, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 22, 2015) Humpback Whales (Nov. 21, 2015) Sailboat at sunset (Nov. 14, 2015) Peregrine Falcon (Nov. 14, 2015) Humpback Whale tail (Nov. 13, 2015) Humpback Whale breaching (Nov. 13, 2015) Common Loon (Nov. 9, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 6, 2015) Fin Whale (Nov. 1, 2015 )   Short-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 7, 2015) Killer Whale (Nov. 6, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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