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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 4/26-5/25/98

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

April 26 – May 25, 1998

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Note — In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings for this region. California Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching trips, are not included in the list.

Date # Type of Animal(s)

5/25 15 Humpback Whales
 500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

5/23 35 Humpback Whales
 600 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

5/21 15 Humpback Whales
 75 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 330 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 20 Risso’s Dolphins

5/20 2 Killer Whales

5/19 11 Humpback Whales
 212 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins

5/17 19 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
 300 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins

5/16 1 Minke Whale

5/15 22 Humpback Whales
 175 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 6 Bottlenose Dolphins
 10 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

5/14 12 Humpback Whales
 650 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins

5/13 2 Fin Whales
 100 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 420 Risso’s Dolphins
 50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 1 Elephant Seal

5/12 6 Humpback Whales
1 Sperm Whale
 150 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins

5/11 15 Humpback Whales
 300 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 100 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 30 Risso’s Dolphins
 6 Elephant Seals
 1 Northern Fur Seal

5/10 21 Humpback Whales
 180 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 25 Risso’s Dolphins
 6 Harbor Porpoise
 1 Elephant Seal
 1 Northern Fur Seal

5/9 8 Humpback Whales
 55 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Elephant Seal

5/8 5 Humpback Whales
 12 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 470 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 330 Risso’s Dolphins
 50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 1 Elephant Seal

5/7 20 Humpback Whales
 350 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 100 Risso’s Dolphins

5/6 19 Humpback Whales
 265 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 100 Risso’s Dolphins

5/5 7 Humpback Whales
 3 Gray Whales
 200 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 55 Risso’s Dolphins
 25 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

5/4 30 Humpback Whales
 2 Gray Whales
 700 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 1025 Risso’s Dolphins
 120 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 3 Elephant Seals

5/3 40 Humpback Whales
1 Sperm Whale
 800 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 500 Risso’s Dolphins
 700 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/30 6 Humpback Whales
 4 Gray Whales
 50 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 2 Northern Fur Seals
 1 Elephant Seal

4/29 6 Humpback Whales
 500 Risso’s Dolphins
 300 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 1 Northern Fur Seal

4/28 6 Humpback Whales
 30 Harbor Porpoise
 2 Elephant Seals

4/27 2 Humpback Whales
 4 Harbor Porpoise
 2 Northern Fur Seals
 1 Elephant Seal

4/26 6 Humpback Whales
 10 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 15 Risso’s Dolphins
 4 Northern Fur Seals
 1 Elephant Seal

Sightings reported by British Broadcasting Corporation, S. Charlyn, EcoScan (B. Van Weneggon), Monterey Bay Whale Watch, National Geographic, L. Oliver, R/V Point Sur, Shearwater Journeys, J. Williamson.

No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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Last updated June 13, 1998