MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST DECEMBER 2015

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
December 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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Date # Type of Animal(s) 12/31 p.m. 13 Gray Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/31 a.m. 15 Gray Whales 12/30 1:30 p.m. 19 Gray Whales 200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10 Risso’s Dolphins 12/30 11:30 a.m. 13 Gray Whales 80 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/30 10 a.m. 20 Gray Whales 200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/30 8 a.m. 11 Gray Whales 25 Risso’s Dolphins 12/29 1:30 p.m. 10 Gray Whales 1 Elephant Seal 12/29 11:30 a.m. 13 Gray Whales 1000 California Sea Lions 12 Southern Sea Otters 12/29 10 a.m. 10 Gray Whales 6-7 Killer Whales 1000 Short-beaked Common Dolphins 12/28 1:30 p.m. 5 Gray Whales 20 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 12/28 11:30 a.m. 4 Gray Whales 200 Risso’s Dolphins 12/28 10 a.m. 12 Gray Whales 2 Humpback Whales 200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 200 Risso’s Dolphins 12/28 8 a.m. 22 Gray Whales 200 Risso’s Dolphins 12/27 1:30 p.m. 11 Gray Whales 1600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1 Pacific White-sided Dolphin 20 Risso’s Dolphins 12/27 11:30 a.m. 17 Gray Whales 2000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 65 Risso’s Dolphins 12/27 10 a.m. 10 Gray Whales 1600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 20 Risso’s Dolphins 12/27 8 a.m. 23 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale 12/26 p.m. 10 Gray Whales 12/26 a.m. 11 Gray Whales 12/21 a.m. 6 Gray Whales 12/20 p.m. 1 Gray Whale 7 Humpback Whales 850 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/20 a.m. 4 Gray Whales 4 Humpback Whales 200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/19 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 2 Humpback Whales 50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/18 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 3 Humpback Whales 12/18 a.m. 7 Gray Whales 2000 Common Dolphins 50 Risso’s Dolphins 2 Bottlenose Dolphins 12/17 p.m. 4 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale 1700 Common Dolphins 12/17 a.m. 7 Gray Whales 1 Fin Whale 50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/16 p.m. 3 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale 50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 30 Risso’s Dolphins 12/16 a.m. 3 Gray Whales 4 Humpback Whales 12/15 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale 1 Risso’s Dolphin 12/12 all day 1 Gray Whale 2 Humpback Whales 60 Offshore type Killer Whales 1 Transient type Killer Whale (Lonesome George) 2000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/11 p.m. 2 Gray Whales 10 Harbor Porpoise 12/11 a.m. 1 Gray Whale 25 Killer Whales 1500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales 2 Gray Whales 1 Minke Whale 5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 15 Risso’s Dolphins 12/8 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales (active juvenile) 12/8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales 7-8 Killer Whales 1 Fin Whale 700 Short-beaked Common Dolphins 2 Bottlenose Dolphins 12/7 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales 4 Harbor Porpoise 1000 Sea Lions 12/6 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales 50 Risso’s Dolphins 12/6 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales 10 Killer Whales 12/5 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales 4 Killer Whales 800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/5 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales 800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/4 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales 1 Gray Whale 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10 Risso’s Dolphins 12/1 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales 24 Killer Whales Risso’s Dolphins (Dec. 27, 2015) Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 27, 2015) Gray Whale tail and Brandt’s Cormorant (Dec. 27, 2015) Blackfin and Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 20, 2015) Harbor Seal (Dec. 19, 2015) Red-breasted Mergansers (Dec. 19, 2015) Bottlenose Dolphin and Great Egret (Dec. 18, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 18, 2015) Biggs (Transient) Killer Whale at sunset (Dec. 12, 2015) Breaching Offshore Killer Whale (Dec. 12, 2015) Offshore Killer Whales (Dec. 12, 2015) Breaching Humpback Whale (Dec. 6, 2015) Killer Whale at Sunset (Dec. 5, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 5, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta