Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
August 1 – August 31, 2001
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 |
12 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
400 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
2 |
|
Northern Elephant Seals |
|
| 8/30 |
52 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
22 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
15 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
250 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/29 |
24 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
18 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
5 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
12 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 8/28 |
37 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
18 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
6 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 8/27 |
39 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
21 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
| 8/26 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
1 |
|
Baird’s BeakedWhale |
|
40 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/25 |
9 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
18 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Killer Whale |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
100 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 8/24 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
5 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 8/23 |
11 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
100 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
1 |
|
Northern Elephant Seal |
|
| 8/22 |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
12 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Killer Whale |
|
2 |
|
Minke Whales |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
120 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/21 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
16 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
5 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
35 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/20 |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 8/19 |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
9 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Killer Whale |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 8/18 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
12 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
4 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 8/17 |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
12 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
1 |
|
Fin Whale |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
100 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 8/16 |
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Killer Whale |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
250 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/15 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
5 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/14 |
12 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
100 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
1 |
|
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
|
| 8/13 |
25 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
22 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 8/12 |
18 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
26 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
7 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
5 |
|
Sei Whale |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
100 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/11 |
20 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
30 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
300 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 8/10 |
40 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Killer Whale |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
1100 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
1000 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 8/9 |
40 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
30 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
100 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 8/8 |
30 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
15 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/7 |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
30 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 8/6 |
26 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
16 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
| 8/5 |
22 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
| 8/4 |
25 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
100 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 8/3 |
36 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
22 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 8/2 |
22 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
35 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
| 8/1 |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
23 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
150 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
3 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
1 |
|
Northern Elephant Seal |
|
1 |
|
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
|
Sightings reported by J. Aliotti, N. Black, Cheeseman’s Ecology Tours, Discover the World, D. Frank, D. Lemon, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, R. Ortiz, L. Oliver, R. Smith, J. Wetle, W. Williamson.
No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.
Copyright © 2001 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated September 7, 2001
