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