Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
December 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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Date # Type of Animal(s) 12/30 2 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale   4 Gray Whales 12/30 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (feeding and fluking)   500 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 12/30 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (feeding with Sea Lions)   25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 12/29 3 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws, rolling over) 12/29 2 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales   1 Gray Whale   50 Risso's Dolphins 12/29 11:30 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   1 Gray Whale   20 Risso's Dolphins 12/29 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   2 Gray Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins   1 Steller Sea Lion 12/29 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   3 Gray Whales   25 Risso's Dolphins 12/29 8 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   1 Gray Whale 12/28 3 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins in the sunset 12/28 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales 12/28 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   1 Gray Whale 12/28 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   1 Gray Whale 12/28 8 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 12/27 9 a.m. 6 Gray Whales   12 Risso's Dolphins 12/27 8 a.m. 6 Gray Whales   12 Risso's Dolphins 12/26 10 a.m. 2 Gray Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins 12/26 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   4 Gray Whales   40 Risso's Dolphins 12/24 10 a.m. 2 Gray Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins 12/24 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   3 Gray Whales   75 Risso's Dolphins 12/23 2 p.m. 1 Gray Whale 12/23 10 a.m. 2 Juvenile Humpback Whales (tail throws) 12/23 9 a.m. 1 "Friendly" Gray Whale   50 Risso's Dolphins 12/22 2 p.m. 2 Gray Whales 12/22 11:30 a.m. 3 Gray Whales   12 Risso's Dolphins 12/22 9 a.m. 5 Gray Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins   5 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 12/22 8 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 8-hr All Day 7 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)   3 Albatross 12/21 2 p.m. 5 Gray Whales   75 Risso's Dolphins 12/21 9 a.m. 4 Gray Whales   400 Risso's Dolphins 12/20 2 p.m. 1 Blue Whale 12/20 9 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge feeding)   2 Cuvier's Beaked Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins   1 Blue Shark   1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 12/19 2 p.m. 1 Gray Whale 12/19 9 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale   5 Gray Whales 12/18 2 p.m. 5 Gray Whales 12/18 9 a.m. 1 Gray Whale   25 Risso's Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise 12/15 1 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins   250 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 12/15 9 a.m. 1 Fin Whale   50 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 12/15 8 a.m. 1 Gray Whale   1 Fin Whale   300 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 12/14 8 a.m. 1 Gray Whale   50 Risso's Dolphins 12/13 2 p.m. 300 Risso's Dolphins (breaching) 12/13 9 a.m. 3 Gray Whales (breaching)   10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Risso's Dolphins 12/12 9 a.m. 3 Gray Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins 12/11 9 a.m. 2 Gray Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins   1 Steller Sea Lion 12/10 9 a.m. 2 Gray Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins   1 Steller Sea Lion 12/9 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   1 Gray Whale (breaching) 12/9 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   100 Common Dolphins (breaching)   300 Risso's Dolphins (breaching, including Casper) 12/8 1 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (breaching and tail throwing)   300 Risso's Dolphins 12/8 9 a.m. 2 Gray Whales   2 Bottlenose Dolphins (friendly interaction between dolphins & Gray Whales)   380 Risso's Dolphins 12/8 8 a.m. 2 Gray Whales   300 Risso's Dolphins (breaching) 12/8 8 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales 8-hr All Day 5 Gray Whales   30 Bottlenose Dolphins   700 Risso's Dolphins 12/7 2 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale (spouting)   250 Risso's Dolphins 12/7 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   1 Gray Whale   300 Risso's Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 12/6 2 p.m. 50 Risso's Dolphins 12/6 9 a.m. 300 Risso's Dolphins (breaching) 12/5 9 a.m. 400 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper the albino) 12/3 2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales   1 Gray Whale 12/3 9 a.m. 300 Risso's Dolphins (breaching and tail throws)   40 Harbor Porpoise 12/2 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (tail throwing)   200 Common Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 12/2 9 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale   100 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper the albino)

All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta Humpback Whale tail (December 29, 2018) Wild coast (December 29, 2018) Breaching Humpback Whale (December 29, 2018) Belted Kingfisher (December 27, 2018) Humpback Whales (December 24, 2018) Humpback Whale rainblow (December 23, 2018) California Sea Lions on the buoy (December 21, 2018) Gray Whale (December 21, 2018) Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (December 20, 2018) Southern Sea Otter (December 15, 2018) Pacific White-sided Dolphin and Northern Right Whale Dolphin (December 15, 2018) Breaching Northern Right Whale Dolphin (December 15, 2018) Risso's Dolphins - Casper and friend (December 15, 2018) Gray Whale with heart-shaped blow (December 13, 2018) Surf Scoters (December 11, 2018) Great Egret (December 8, 2018) Gray Whales and Risso's Dolphin (December 8, 2018) Humpback Whale on its side (December 7, 2018) Harbor Seal (December 5, 2018) Black-footed Albatross (December 2, 2018) Long-beaked Common Dolphin (December 2, 2018) White Risso's Dolphin & friends (December 2, 2018) All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta

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