Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
May 1-31, 2018

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) 5/31 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales 5/30 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   3 Bottlenose Dolphins   3 Harbor Porpoise   1 Black-footed Albatross 5/30 8 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair) 5/29 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales 5/29 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales 5/29 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales   10 Harbor Porpoise 5/28 5:30 p.m. 1 Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale   10 Harbor Porpoise 5/28 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales 5/28 1 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales 5/28 11 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)   2 Black-footed Albatross 5/28 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   1 Black-footed Albatross 5/28 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins   2 Blue Sharks 5/27 4:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales   3 Blue Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 5/27 2 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   3 Blue Whales 5/27 1 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales   3 Blue Whales   3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/27 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   250 Risso's Dolphins   11 Harbor Porpoise   3 Black-footed Albatross 5/27 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   65 Risso's Dolphins   14 Harbor Porpoise 5/27 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   Blue Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Risso's Dolphins   40 Harbor Porpoise 5/26 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales   45 Risso's Dolphins 5/26 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales   10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   45 Risso's Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 5/26 8 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   30 Risso's Dolphins 5/25 4:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales   2 Harbor Porpoise 5/25 2 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales   2 Harbor Porpoise 5/25 1 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales   1 Northern Fur Seal 5/25 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   8 Harbor Porpoise (1 cow/calf pair) 5/25 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales 5/24 2 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales   3 Harbor Porpoise 5/24 1 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales   6 Harbor Porpoise 5/24 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales   150 Risso's Dolphins 5/24 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins   8 Harbor Porpoise 5/24 8 a.m. 8 hour All Day 25 Humpback Whales 5/23 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales   8 Harbor Porpoise 5/23 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   18 Risso's Dolphins   8 Harbor Porpoise 5/22 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales   10 Harbor Porpoise 5/22 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins   15 Harbor Porpoise   5 Black-footed Albatross 5/21 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins   15 Harbor Porpoise   17 Black-footed Albatross 5/21 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   6 Black-footed Albatross 5/21 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   250 Risso's Dolphins 5/20 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   6 Harbor Porpoise 5/20 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins 5/20 8 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   140 Risso's Dolphins   8 Harbor Porpoise 5/19 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales 5/19 1 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales   4 Gray Whales 5/19 9 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales   4 Gray Whales   60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   80 Risso's Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 5/19 8 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales (cow/calf breaching)   50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins 5/19 8 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales (cow/calf breaching) 8 hour All Day   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   250 Risso's Dolphins 5/18 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   75 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   7 Black-footed Albatross   1 Northern Fur Seal 5/18 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/17 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise 5/17 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (1 breached for 40 minutes!)   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins 5/16 2 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales   10 Risso's Dolphins   20 Harbor Porpoise 5/16 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales   300 Risso's Dolphins   50 Harbor Porpoise 5/15 2 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)   200 Risso's Dolphins 5/15 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   2 Fin Whales   500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   15 Risso's Dolphins   3 Blue Sharks 5/15 8 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales   35 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins   13 Blue Sharks   1 Mola-Mola (ocean sunfish) 5/14 1 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales   800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross   1 Mola-Mola (ocean sunfish) 5/14 9 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales   1,800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   25 Risso's Dolphins   40 Harbor Porpoise 5/14 8 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales   350 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   40 Risso's Dolphins   100 Harbor Porpoise   2 Black-footed Albatross 5/14 8 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair) 8 hour All Day   2 Fin Whales   2 Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)   2,500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   800 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   250 Risso's Dolphins 5/13 2 p.m. 28 Feeding Humpback Whales   15 Risso's Dolphins 5/13 1 p.m. 27 Humpback Whales 5/13 9 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales   5 Killer Whales   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   80 Risso's Dolphins 5/13 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   7 Killer Whales   40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   60 Risso's Dolphins   40 Harbor Porpoise   1 Blue Shark 5/13 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   7 Killer Whales   5 Fin Whales   120 Risso's Dolphins   6 Harbor Porpoise 5/12 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales 5/12 1 p.m. 13 Humpback Whales 5/12 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   1 Gray Whale   16 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins   2 Harbor Porpoise 5/12 8 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales   220 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   2 Black-footed Albatross 5/12 8 a.m. 42 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins   6 Harbor Porpoise 5/11 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   1 Blue Whale   12 Fin Whales   120 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins   2 Harbor Porpoise   8 Black-footed Albatross 5/11 8 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   1 Blue Whale   10 Fin Whales   40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   120 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   10 Black-footed Albatross 5/11 8 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   20 Fin Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   600 Risso's Dolphins 5/10 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales   4 Fin Whales   35 Risso's Dolphins   2 Harbor Porpoise   5 Black-footed Albatross 5/10 8 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales   8 Harbor Porpoise 5/10 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   4 Fin whales   150 Risso's Dolphins 5/9 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise 5/9 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   2 Gray Whales   90 Risso's Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross 5/8 2 p.m. 39 Killer Whales   5 Humpback Whales   5 Black-footed Albatross 5/8 9 a.m. 39 Killer Whales   8 Humpback Whales   1 Black-footed Albatross 5/7 9 a.m. 25+ Killer Whales   9 Humpback Whales   140 Risso's Dolphins   3 Blue Sharks 5/7 8 a.m. 25+ Killer Whales   6 Humpback Whales   150 Risso's Dolphins   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   2 Harbor Porpoise   1 Black-footed Albatross 5/7 8 a.m. 27 Killer Whales (feeding on a Gray Whale) 8 hour All Day   8 Humpback Whales 5/6 9 a.m. 11 Killer Whales   12 Humpback Whales   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins   12 Black-footed Albatross 5/6 8 a.m. 11 Killer Whales   18 Humpback Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1 Long-beaked Common Dolphin   400 Risso's Dolphins   60 Black-footed Albatross 5/6 8 a.m. 11 Killer Whales 8 hour All Day   14 Humpback Whales   250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400 Risso's Dolphins 5/5 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins   6 Harbor Porpoise 5/5 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   10 Risso's Dolphins 5/5 9 a.m. 13 Killer Whales   8 Humpback Whales   40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   150 Risso's Dolphins   15 Black-footed Albatross 5/5 8 a.m. 13 Killer Whales   13 Humpback Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   315 Risso's Dolphins   15 Black-footed Albatross 5/5 8 a.m. 13 Killer Whales (predation event!) 8 hour All Day   10 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins 5/4 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   5 Risso's Dolphins 5/4 1 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales   10 Risso's Dolphins 5/4 9 a.m. 4 Killer Whales   20 Humpback Whales   5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/4 8 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales   175 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins 5/4 8 a.m. 4 Killer Whales 8 hour All Day   20 Humpback Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   150 Risso's Dolphins 5/3 2 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales   15 Risso's Dolphins   200 Harbor Porpoise 5/3 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales   700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   600 Risso's Dolphins   1 Elephant Seal   1 Blue Shark   9 Black-footed Albatross 5/3 8 a.m. 38 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   250 Risso's Dolphins 5/2 2 p.m. 33 Humpback Whales   65 Risso's Dolphins 5/2 9 a.m. 10 Killer Whales   4 Humpback Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins   4 Blue Sharks   6 Black-footed Albatross 5/1 9 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins

Humpback Whale breaching (May 29, 2018) Pacific White-sided Dolphin and leaping Anchovie (May 28, 2018) Risso's Dolphin playing with kelp (May 27, 2018) Shearwater (May 26, 2018) Southern Sea Otter (May 26, 2018) Rowers preparing for the Biennial Great Pacific Race that begins on June 2nd (May 26, 2018) 2, and 4 (& one 3) person boats; 6 crews; 17 people; row from Monterey to Hawaii; about 3,000 miles and it takes 40-75 days Humpback Whale Tail (May 21, 2018) California Sea Lions (May 21, 2018) California Sea Lion eating a Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) (May 21, 2018) Risso's Dolphin porpoising and Pacific White-sided Dolphin (below, in water) (May 18, 2018) Humpback Whale breaching (May 17, 2018) Head slapping Humpback Whale (May 17, 2018) California Brown Pelican (May 14, 2018) Lunge Feeding Fin Whale (May 14, 2018) Lunge Feeding Humpback Whales (May 14, 2018) Pacific White-sided Dolphins (May 14, 2018) Spy hopping Northern Right Whale Dolphin (May 14, 2018) Lunge feeding Humpback Whale with Anchovies flying (May 14, 2018) Humpback Whale tail and a Sooty Shearwater (May 14, 2018) Killer Whales (May 13, 2018) Killer Whales (May 13, 2018) Risso's Dolphin at end of breach, right before re-entering the water (May 11, 2018) Humpback Whales cow and calf pair (May 11, 2018) Humpback Whales Lunge Feeding near shore (May 11, 2018) Fin Whale, note light lower right jaw (May 11, 2018) Fin Whales (May 11, 2018) Northern Fur Seal (May 11, 2018) Killer Whales (May 7, 2018) Killer Whale with Black-footed Albatrosses (May 5, 2018) Southern Sea Otter (May 4, 2018) Breaching Humpback Whale (May 3, 2018) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (May 3, 2018) Northern Right Whale Dolphin (May 3, 2018) Pod of Killer Whales (May 2, 2018) Killer Whale Matriarch, Emma (May 2, 2018) Black Turnstone (May 2, 2018) Humpback Whale Tails (May 1, 2018) Risso's Dolphins (May 1, 2018) Black-footed Albatross (May 1, 2018) All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta

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