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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 8/1 – 8/31/00

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region

August 1 – August 31, 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)

8/31 3 Humpback Whales
 10 Blue Whales
 8 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Great White Shark

8/30 2 Humpback Whales
 9 Blue Whales
 2 Killer Whales
 1 Northern Elephant Seal

8/29 6 Humpback Whales
 11 Blue Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 600 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Elephant Seal

8/28 8 Blue Whales
 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/27 2 Humpback Whales
 5 Blue Whales
 4 Harbor Porpoise
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/26 1 Humpback Whale
 10 Blue Whales
 350 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 600 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 1 Northern Elephant Seal

8/25 4 Humpback Whales
 11 Blue Whales
 60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 15 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/24 7 Humpback Whales
 13 Blue Whales
 2 Bottlenose Dolphins

8/23 3 Humpback Whales
 18 Blue Whales

8/22 6 Blue Whales
 75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 1 Harbor Porpoise

8/21 1 Humpback Whale
 3 Blue Whales
 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/20 7 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 2 Killer Whales
 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Tufted Puffin

8/19 2 Humpback Whales
 9 Blue Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/18 2 Humpback Whales
 4 Blue Whales
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/17 2 Humpback Whales
 3 Blue Whales
 6 Dall’s Porpoise

8/16 5 Humpback Whales
 12 Blue Whales
 8 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/15 11 Blue Whales
 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/14 6 Blue Whales
 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/13 12 Blue Whales
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/12 5 Humpback Whales
 10 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 1 Tufted Puffin

8/11 3 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 2 Bottlenose Dolphins
 6 Dall’s Porpoise
 4 Harbor Porpoise
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/10 10 Humpback Whales
 22 Blue Whales
 1 Baird’s Beaked Whale
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
 6 Bottlenose Dolphins

8/9 32 Humpback Whales
 8 Blue Whales
 6 Dall’s Porpoise
 1 Northern Elephant Seal

8/8 18 Humpback Whales
 35 Blue Whales
 5 Killer Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 12 Fin Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 50 Risso’s Dolphins
 100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 6 Dall’s Porpoise
 15 Harbor Porpoise
 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle
 10 Black-footed Albatross

8/7 8 Humpback Whales
 12 Blue Whales
 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/6 15 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales

8/5 23 Humpback Whales
 6 Blue Whales
 1 Minke Whale
 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/4 25 Humpback Whales
 8 Blue Whales
 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 75 Risso’s Dolphins
 75 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 2 Bottlenose Dolphins

8/3 20 Humpback Whales
 4 Blue Whales
 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
 6 Harbor Porpoise
 2 Northern Elephant Seals

8/2 12 Humpback Whales
 2 Blue Whales
 170 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 50 Risso’s Dolphins
 50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
 4 Bottlenose Dolphins
 10 Dall’s Porpoise

8/1 12 Humpback Whales
 4 Blue Whales
 500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 40 Risso’s Dolphins

Sightings reported by ACS Fund Raiser, Cheeseman’s Ecology Tours, G. Fisher, L. Hitchcock, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, Oceanic Society Expeditions, L. Oliver, R Ortiz, R/V John H. Martin, R/V Shana Rae, C&J Toney, J. Wetle, W. Williamson, T. Zoloniack.

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

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Last updated September 9, 2000