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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 9/26-10/25/98

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

September 26 – October 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)
10/25 4 Humpback Whales
 15 Fin Whales
 6 Killer Whales
 65 Risso’s Dolphins
 2100 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 10 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 45 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 2 Elephant Seals
10/23 3 Humpback Whales
 9 Fin Whales
 1 Gray Whale
 210 Risso’s Dolphins
 1200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
10/22 8 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 6 Fin Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 22 Risso’s Dolphins
 1500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 5 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/21 1 Minke Whale
 130 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
10/20 4 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 3 Fin Whales
 150 Risso’s Dolphins
 1500 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
10/18 3 Humpback Whales
 3 Blue Whales
 6 Fin Whales
 1 Killer Whale
 1000 Risso’s Dolphins
 1200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 720 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 2 Bottlenose Dolphins
 1 Elephant Seal
10/17 1 Humpback Whale
 4 Blue Whales
 14 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 1020 Risso’s Dolphins
 500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 1000 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 110 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
10/16 5 Humpback Whales
 1 Gray Whale
 36 Risso’s Dolphins
 1200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 9 Dall’s Porpoise
10/15 2 Humpback Whales
 1 Sperm Whale
 1200 Risso’s Dolphins
 100 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 2050 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/14 2 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 2 Fin Whales
 300 Risso’s Dolphins
 2250 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 1350 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 20 Dall’s Porpoise
10/13 6 Humpback Whales
 1 Gray Whale
 250 Risso’s Dolphins
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 22 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Fur Seal
10/12 6 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 2700 Risso’s Dolphins
 600 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 3470 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 1050 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 14 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Elephant Seal
 1 Northern Fur Seal
10/11 6 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 3 Fin Whales
 220 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 6 Dall’s Porpoise
10/10 9 Humpback Whales
 1500 Risso’s Dolphins
 600 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 6 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Elephant Seal
10/9 2 Humpback Whales
 4 Blue Whales
 4 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 500 Risso’s Dolphins
 100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 12 Dall’s Porpoise
10/8 1 Humpback Whale
 4 Fin Whales
 2 Gray Whales
 1000 Risso’s Dolphins
 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 1 Elephant Seal
 2 Northern Fur Seals
10/7 22 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle
10/6 8 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 4000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 6 Dall’s Porpoise
10/5 6 Humpback Whales
 1 Fin Whale
 1200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 30 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 4 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Fur Seal
10/4 7 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 2 Fin Whales
 14 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 300 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 8 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Fur Seal
10/3 4 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 2000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 4 Dall’s Porpoise
10/2 11 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 6 Fin Whales
 2 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Elephant Seal
 3 Northern Fur Seal
10/1 7 Humpback Whales
 2500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 1 Harbor Porpoise
9/30 4 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 3 Fin Whales
 8 Baird’s Beaked Whales
 2000 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 25 Risso’s Dolphins
 26 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Elephant Seal
9/29 18 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 3 Killer Whales
 2070 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 27 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Elephant Seal
 1 Northern Fur Seal
9/28 8 Humpback Whales
 2900 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 1 Leatherback Turtle
9/27 7 Humpback Whales
 7 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 1250 Short Beaked Common Dolphins
 12 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
 8 Dall’s Porpoise
9/26 12 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 15 Killer Whales
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 25 Risso’s Dolphins
 20 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Fur Seal

Sightings reported by C. Davis, C. Hartell, N. Lemon, B. Lucas, L. Oliver, R. Ortiz, Oceanic Society Expeditions, Monterey Bay Pelagics, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, S. Munro, H. Neece, Shearwater Journeys, J. Williamson, W. Williamson.

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

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Last updated December 9, 1998