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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 6/1 – 6/30/00

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

June 1 – June 30, 2000

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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. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed. 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)
6/30 12 Humpback Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 320 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 1 Harbor Porpoise
6/29 12 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 150 Risso’s Dolphins
 7 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Basking Shark
6/28 15 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 2 Basking Sharks
6/27 5 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 2 Harbor Porpoise
6/26 9 Humpback Whales
 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 500 Risso’s Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/25 8 Humpback Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 500 Risso’s Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
6/24 10 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 400 Risso’s Dolphins
 200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
 15 Harbor Porpoise
6/23 16 Humpback Whales
 3 Blue Whales
 2 Killer Whales
 310 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 225 Risso’s Dolphins
6/22 10 Humpback Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 30 Risso’s Dolphins
 15 Dall’s Porpoise
 4 Harbor Porpoise
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle
6/21 12 Humpback Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 20 Risso’s Dolphins
6/20 16 Humpback Whales
 8 Blue Whales
 25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 10 Risso’s Dolphins
 1 Steller Sea Lion
6/19 25 Humpback Whales
 3 Blue Whales
 1 Killer Whale
 1 Minke Whale
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 40 Risso’s Dolphins
6/18 12 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 10 Dall’s Porpoise
 17 Harbor Porpoise
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle
6/17 11 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale
 500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 15 Risso’s Dolphins
 2 Harbor Porpoise
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle
6/16 8 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 150 Risso’s Dolphins
 2 Harbor Porpoise
6/15 14 Humpback Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
6/14 16 Humpback Whales
 75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 20 Risso’s Dolphins
6/13 42 Humpback Whales
 250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 10 Bottlenose Dolphins
 1 Steller Sea Lion
6/12 35 Humpback Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 75 Risso’s Dolphins
6/11 27 Humpback Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
6/10 12 Humpback Whales
6/9 6 Humpback Whales
 4 Killer Whales
 20 Risso’s Dolphins
6/8 14 Humpback Whales
6/7 18 Humpback Whales
 2 Killer Whales
 20 Risso’s Dolphins
6/6 48 Humpback Whales
 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
6/5 60 Humpback Whales
 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 250 Risso’s Dolphins
6/4 65 Humpback Whales
 1 Killer Whale
6/3 75 Humpback Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
6/2 55 Humpback Whales
 10 Killer Whales
 75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 50 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
6/1 75 Humpback Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

Sightings reported by M. Baxter, D. Davi, G. Fisher, T. Kieckhefer, T. Maddox, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, L. Oliver, R/V John H. Martin, J. Watt, J. Wetle, J. Williamson, W. Williamson, T. Zoliniack.

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

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Last updated July 23, 2000