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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 12/1 – 12/31/98

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

December 1 – December 31, 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)

12/31 10 Gray Whales (1 trip)
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

12/30 16 Gray Whales (1 trip)
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

12/29 22 Gray Whales (2 trips)
 15 Killer Whales
 1300 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

12/28 11 Gray Whales (1 trip)
 2 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 1500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

12/27 9 Gray Whales (2 trips)
 3500 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 10 Risso’s Dolphins

12/26 21 Gray Whales (2 trips)
 1800 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

12/24 8 Gray Whales (1 trip)

12/23 10 Gray Whales (1 trip)
 2200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

12/22 6 Gray Whales (1 trip)

12/21 3 Harbor Porpoise

12/18 4 Gray Whales (1 trip)
 2800 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 8 Dall’s Porpoise

12/17 3 Gray Whales (1 trip)
 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 1000 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
 20 Risso’s Dolphins

12/12 15 Common Dolphin sp.
 170 Risso’s Dolphins
 1000 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

12/10 1000 Common Dolphin sp.

12/5    9 Gray Whales
 6 Dall’s Porpoise

Sightings reported by N. Black, G. Fisher, J. Jones, T. Kieckhefer, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, S. Munro, H. Neece, R. Ortiz, P. Sammett, M. Ricketts, R/V Pt. Lobos, Shearwater Journeys, J. Wettle, J. Williamson.

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

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Last updated January 10, 1999