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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 8/1 – 8/31/01

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, 2001

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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 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.

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Copyright © 2001 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated September 7, 2001