Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
July 26 – August 25, 1998
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) |
|
| 8/25 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins |
|
3400 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Short Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
10 |
|
Northern Right-Whale Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
2 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 8/23 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
162 |
|
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins |
|
2000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
40 |
|
Short Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 8/22 |
12 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/21 |
10 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 8/20 |
1 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
40 |
|
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
|
Short Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
75 |
|
Common Dolphins |
|
5 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 8/18 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
21 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 8/16 |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Northern Right-Whale Dolphins |
|
15 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
12 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
3 |
|
Northern Elephant Seals |
|
| 8/15 |
35 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
500 |
|
Short Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
4 |
|
Northern Fur Seals |
|
| 8/13 |
15 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
1000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Short Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
800 |
|
Common Dolphins |
|
| 8/12 |
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 8/11 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 8/10 |
3000 |
|
Common Dolphins |
|
| 8/9 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
500 |
|
Common Dolphins |
|
| 8/8 |
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
700 |
|
Short Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 8/7 |
6 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 8/6 |
22 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
6 |
|
Minke Whales |
|
100 |
|
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins |
|
40 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
2 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
2 |
|
Northern Fur Seals |
|
| 8/5 |
4 |
|
Baird’s Beaked Whales |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins |
|
30 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
2 |
|
Northern Fur Seals |
|
| 8/4 |
17 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Fin Whales |
|
6 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins |
|
8 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
12 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 8/2 |
4 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
2 |
|
Fin Whales |
|
30 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right-Whale Dolphins |
|
| 8/1 |
16 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
75 |
|
Common Dolphins |
|
12 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 7/28 |
17 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
2 |
|
Fin Whales |
|
6 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 7/27 |
50 |
|
Fin Whales |
|
6 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
Sightings reported by B. Cutter, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, S. Munro, L. Oliver, Shearwater Journeys, R. Ternullo, R/V Pt. Lobos, R/V Shana Rae, J. Williamson, W. Williamson.
No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.
Copyright © 1998 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated September 14, 1998
