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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 8/26-9/25/98

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

August 26 – September 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)
9/25 5 Humpback Whales
 12 Killer Whales
 1400 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
9/24 8 Humpback Whales
 6 Blue Whales
 250 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
9/23 25 Humpback Whales
 10 Blue Whales
 2500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 700 Risso’s Dolphins
 30 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
9/22 17 Humpback Whales
 9 Blue Whales
 1 Gray Whale
 12 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 150 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 40 Risso’s Dolphins
 3 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Harbor Porpoise
 2 Northern Elephant Seals
9/21 32 Humpback Whales
 16 Blue Whales
 10 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
9/20 35 Humpback Whales
 15 Blue Whales
 8 Killer Whales
 500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 1 Northern Elephant Seal
 2 Northern Fur Seals
9/19 40 Bottlenose Dolphins
 2 Harbor Porpoise
9/18 500 Common Dolphins
9/17 35 Humpback Whales
 15 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 2200 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 35 Risso’s Dolphins
9/16 18 Humpback Whales
 16 Blue Whales
 1 Sperm Whale
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
9/15 24 Humpback Whales
 1 Sperm Whale
 1 North Pacific Right Whale
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 150 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 20 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 40 Risso’s Dolphins
 3 Dall’s Porpoise
 2 Northern Fur Seals
9/14 13 Humpback Whales
 5 Fin Whales
 20 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 3400 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 10 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
9/13 14 Humpback Whales
 200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 100 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
9/12 10 Humpback Whales
 7 Blue Whales
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 32 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 30 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 245 Risso’s Dolphins
 1 Northern Fur Seal
9/10 34 Humpback Whales
 5 Killer Whales
 2500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 350 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 3 Dall’s Porpoise
9/8 8 Killer Whales
 50 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
9/7 11 Humpback Whales
 7 Blue Whales
 12 Killer Whales
 700 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 30 Risso’s Dolphins
9/6 35 Humpback Whales
 8 Killer Whales
 7000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 25 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 30 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
9/5 30 Humpback Whales
 8 Blue Whales
 3 Killer Whales
 110 Risso’s Dolphins
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 8 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern fur seal
9/4 2 Humpback Whales
 15 Fin Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 4 Killer Whales
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 108 Risso’s Dolphins
9/3 5 Humpback Whales
 9 Killer Whales
 800 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
9/2 6 Humpback Whales
 3 Blue Whales
 800 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
9/1 4 Humpback Whales
 300 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
8/30 2 Humpback Whales
 5 Killer Whales
 500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
8/29 6 Harbor Porpoise
8/27 1 Minke Whale
 1 Northern Fur Seal

Sightings reported by Cheeseman’s Ecology Tours, G. Fisher, N. Lemon, B. Lucas, L. Oliver, Monterey Bay Pelagics, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, S. Munro, H. Neece, Oceanic Society Expeditions, R/V Pt. Lobos, R/V Shana Rae, Shearwater Journeys, J. Williamson.

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

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Last updated October 10, 1998