Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

June 1-30, 2017
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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)

6/30 10 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  10    Black-footed Albatross
    Tufted Puffin

6/30 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise
    Fur Seals
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/30 8 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
  800      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/29 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/29 9 a.m. 19      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  800      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  40    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/29 8 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
  20    Black-footed Albatross

6/28 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (2 breaching)
    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/28 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  40      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  60    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross
    Rhinoceros Auklets
    Tufted Puffin

6/28 8 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  60    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/27 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales

6/27 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  720      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Risso's Dolphins
  50    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/27 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50    Risso's Dolphins
  50    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/26 5:30 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales
      Tufted Puffin

6/26 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/26 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
      Fin Whale
    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/26 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Fin Whale
    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/26 8 a.m. All Day 13      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/25 5:30 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales

6/25 2 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/25 1 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  11      Killer Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/25 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  11      Killer Whales
    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/25 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  11      Killer Whales
      Pacific White-sided Dolphin
  150    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/25 8 a.m. All Day 12      Humpback Whales
  30      Killer Whales
  25    Risso's Dolphins

6/24 5:30 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/24 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales

6/24 1 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

6/24 9 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
    Risso's Dolphins

6/24 8 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
  20    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/23 5:30 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/23 2 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales
  20    Risso's Dolphins
    Northern Fur Seal

6/23 1 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales
  20    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/23 9 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
      Fin Whale
  100    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/23 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  25      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross
    Tufted Puffin

6/22 2 p.m. 18      Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

6/22 9 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

6/22 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales (breaching)
    Bottlenose Dolphins

6/21 5:30 p.m. 18      Humpback Whales

6/21 2 p.m. 26      Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/21 9 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales
    Northern Fur Seals
    Black-footed Albatross

6/21 8 a.m. 46      Humpback Whales
    Risso's Dolphins
    Elephant Seals
    Northern Fur Seal
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/20 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

6/20 9 a.m. 15     Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  40    Risso's Dolphins
    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/20 8 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Northern Fur Seals
    Baby Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/19 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Fin Whale
    Steller Sea Lion

6/19 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  75    Risso's Dolphins
    Steller Sea Lion
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/19 8 a.m. 23      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50    Risso's Dolphins
  10    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/19 8 a.m. All Day 53      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
      Fin Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300    Risso's Dolphins

6/18 5:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales

6/18 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  40      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/18 1 p.m. 13      Humpback Whales
  400      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300    Risso's Dolphins

6/18 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphins
  50    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Peregrine Falcon

6/18 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  400    Risso's Dolphins
  75    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/18 8 a.m. All Day 32      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
  800      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  1000    Risso's Dolphins

6/17 5:30 p.m.     Humpback Whale
  15    Risso's Dolphins

6/17 2 p.m.     Humpback Whale
  35    Risso's Dolphins (nursery pod)

6/17 1 p.m.     Humpback Whale
  35    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/17 10 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200    Risso's Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/17 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  350      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150    Risso's Dolphins
  30    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/17 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30    Risso's Dolphins
  200    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/16 10 a.m.     Humpback Whales (breaching & pec slapping)
      Blue Whales
  50    Risso's Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/16 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  25    Risso's Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/16 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales (surface feeding)
      Blue Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Risso's Dolphins
  50    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/15 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  20    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

6/15 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20    Risso's Dolphins

6/14 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  25    Risso's Dolphins
  30    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/14 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Fin Whale
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphins
  80    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
      Black-footed Albatross

6/13 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise
  hundreds   Sea Lions
  2   Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/13 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  15      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20    Risso's Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/12 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  12    Risso's Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/12 8 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
  75      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/11 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  40    Risso's Dolphins

6/11 8 a.m. All Day 44      Humpback Whales
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  80    Risso's Dolphins

6/10 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
        Sooty Shearwaters
        Smack of Jellies

6/10 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  130    Risso's Dolphins
  40    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/10 8 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphins
  300    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Laysan Albatross

6/9 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding & breaching)
  20    Risso's Dolphins

6/9 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding & breaching)
  30    Risso's Dolphins
    Northern Fur Seals
    Black-footed Albatross

6/9 8 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/8 2 p.m.     Humpback Whale
      Blue Whales
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  60    Risso's Dolphins

6/8 9 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
      Blue Whales
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  130    Risso's Dolphins
  100    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/7 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  100    Risso's Dolphins

6/7 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  60    Risso's Dolphins

6/6 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

6/6 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30    Risso's Dolphins
  50    Harbor Porpoise

6/5 2 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  12    Risso's Dolphins

6/5 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  10    Risso's Dolphins
    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  12    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

6/4 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise
    Giant Mola Mola
      Sea Nettle Jellyfish

6/4 8 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  25    Risso's Dolphins
  12    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Dall’s Porpoise

6/3 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20    Risso's Dolphins

6/3 8 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales (breaching)
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Risso's Dolphins
  50    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/2 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphins
    BIG Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/2 8 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
      Fin Whale
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20    Risso's Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

6/1 2 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales

6/1 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
    Northern Fur Seal

6/1 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  10    Risso's Dolphins
    Northern Fur Seal
  

Running Northern Right Whale Dolphins by Pacific Grove, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Running Northern Right Whale Dolphins
by Pacific Grove (June 30, 2017)

Killer Whale 'Fat Fin' by the Blackfin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale 'Fat Fin' by the Blackfin (June 29, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (June 29, 2017)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (June 26, 2017)

Black-footed Albatross taking off, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross taking off (June 26, 2017)

Killer Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale breaching (June 25, 2017)

Killer Whale near the coast, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale near the coast (June 25, 2017)

Killer Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tail (June 25, 2017)

Harbor Porpoise mother and calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise mother and calf (June 24, 2017)

Blue Whale blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale blow (June 24, 2017)

Sea Otter eating a crab, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter eating a crab (June 24, 2017)

Tufted Puffin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tufted Puffin (June 23, 2017)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (June 23, 2017)

Black-crowned Night Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-crowned Night Heron (June 23, 2017)

Mola Mola, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (June 21, 2017)

Humpback Whale lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (June 20, 2017)

Northern Fur Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (June 20, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (June 19, 2017)

Fin Whale with tail visible, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (Note tail at right - we rarely
see a Fin Whale tail) (June 19, 2017)

Squid boats by the Aquarium, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Squid boats by the Aquarium (June 18, 2017)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (June 18, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (June 17, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (June 17, 2017)

Humpback Whale lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (June 16, 2017)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (June 16, 2017)

Steller Sea Lion and California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Steller Sea Lion and California Sea Lion
(June 16, 2017)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (June 14, 2017)

Running Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Running Risso's Dolphins (June 13, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale close-up, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale close-up (June 12, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail-throwing, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail-throwing (June 12, 2017)

Tufted Puffin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tufted Puffin (June 12, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins Leaping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins Leaping (June 9, 2017)

Northern Right Whale Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (June 8, 2017)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (June 7, 2017)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (June 7, 2017)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (June 6, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (June 3, 2017)

Common Murres, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Common Murres (June 3, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (June 3, 2017)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (June 2, 2017)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (June 2, 2017)


All photos © 2017 Daniel Bianchetta



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