Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
August 1 – August 31, 1999
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) |
|
| 8/31 |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 8/29 |
18 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
370 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 8/28 |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
3 |
|
Baird’s Beaked Whales |
|
12 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/26 |
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
2 |
|
Leatherback Sea Turtles |
|
| 8/25 |
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
8 |
|
Baird’s Beaked Whales |
|
| 8/24 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
6 |
|
Killer Whale |
|
16 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 8/22 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Minke Whales |
|
1 |
|
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
|
| 8/21 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
300 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
22 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
1 |
|
Elephant Seal |
|
| 8/19 |
35 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
600 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
100 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
1 |
|
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
|
| 8/17 |
13 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Sperm Whales |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
15 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 8/15 |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
9 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 8/14 |
1 |
|
Killer Whale |
|
30 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/13 |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
100 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
10 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
30 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 8/12 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
1 |
|
Elephant Seal |
|
| 8/11 |
2 |
|
Elephant Seals |
|
1 |
|
Northern Fur Seal |
|
| 8/10 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
2 |
|
Minke Whales |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
25 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
53 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 8/8 |
40 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
6 |
|
Cuvier’s Beaked Whales |
|
35 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
100 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
25 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
13 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
1 |
|
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
|
| 8/7 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
7 |
|
Cuvier’s Beaked Whales |
|
50 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
10 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
1 |
|
Elephant Seal |
|
1 |
|
Northern Fur Seal |
|
| 8/5 |
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
15 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/3 |
33 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/2 |
4 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 8/1 |
39 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
100 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
Sightings reported by Cheeseman Ecology Tours, S. Dutton, T. Jones, D. Frank, N. Lemon, B. Lucas, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, L. Oliver, R/V Ed Ricketts, R/V John H. Martin, R/V Pt. Sur, Shearwater Journeys, H. Tiura, J. Williamson.
No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.
Copyright © 1999 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated September 8, 1999
