June 2024 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
June 2024

Our sightings are updated every few days, listing sightings from Whale Watch trips, with indications of the numbers of marine mammals seen frequently, including Humpback Whales, Gray Whales, Blue Whales, Killer Whales, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Common Dolphins, Northern Right Whale Dolphins, and others. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed, in addition to unusual seabirds such as Albatross and Brown Boobies. California Sea Lions are mentioned only if numbers or behavior are of interest. Harbor Seals and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching trips, are not listed.

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Date	#	Type of Animal(s)
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Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project

6/30 10 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail lobbing, friendly!)
	3	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	5	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/30 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	2	Minke Whales
	10	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

6/29 2:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

6/29 10 a.m.	12+	Humpback Whales

6/29 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales (breaching)

6/28 5:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

6/28 2:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

6/28 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales (super friendly cow-calf pair, double breaching)

6/26 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (chronic breaching calf)

6/25 1:30 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales (chronic breaching calf)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

6/25 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/24 1:30 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales

6/24 9 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	3500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	2	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Northern Right Whale Dolphin

6/23 5:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

6/23 2:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

6/23 10 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/23 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/22 1:30 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

6/22 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

6/21 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail lobbing, friendly)

6/21 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

6/20 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales (Orcas)

6/20 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale

6/19 2:30 p.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

6/19 9 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/18 1:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (vertical lunge feeding, breaching)

6/18 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/17 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Giant Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/16 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales

6/16 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/15 10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales

6/15 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

6/14 2:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales (tail lobbing, breaching, pec slapping)
	1	Minke Whale (chronic breaching!)

6/14 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (Orcas – CA140Bs)
	1	Minke Whale

6/13 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (friendly mugging for 30 minutes!)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

6/12 2:30 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	6	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

6/12 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales

6/11 1:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	8	Risso’s Dolphins

6/11 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	12	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	60	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

6/10 2:30 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales (chronic breacher calf!)

6/10 10 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	12	Risso’s Dolphins

6/10 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

6/9 1:30 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales (feeding with ~500 California sea lions)

6/9 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise

6/9 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (calf breach)
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

6/8 2:30 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding in pairs and trios)
	8	Harbor Porpoise (bow riding!)

6/8 10 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	15	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/8 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	6	Risso’s Dolphins
	300	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/7 2:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales (including 2 mom-calf pairs)

6/7 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	10	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	8	Risso’s Dolphins

6/6 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/5 1:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	8	Harbor Porpoise

6/5 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales (several mom and calf pairs, breaching)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

6/4 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales

6/3 9 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail lobbing)
	5	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	12	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Harbor Porpoise

6/2 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales (breaching)

6/1 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	4	Killer Whales (Orcas – CA39As)