February 2025 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
February 2025

Note — This list includes reported sightings from Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips. 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 included in the list.

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

2/28 1:30 p.m.	7	Gray Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

2/28 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/27 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	20	Bottlenose Dolphins

2/27 9 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	300	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/26 9 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/23 1:30 p.m.	5	Gray Whales

2/23 9 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	5	Gray Whales

2/22 1:30 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale (breaching)
	4	Harbor Porpoise

2/22 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales