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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 10/1 – 10/31/02

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
October 1-31, 2002
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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)
10/31 4 Killer Whales
1 Minke Whale
1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/30 3 Blue Whales
6 Killer Whales
200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
600 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/29 5 Blue Whales
150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
600 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
10/28 2 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
300 Common Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins
10/27 1 Humpback Whale
3 Blue Whales
12 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Leatherback Sea Turtle
10/26 1 Humpback Whale
1 Blue Whale
800 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
10/25 2 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
12 Dall’s Porpoise
10/24 4 Blue Whales
1 Killer Whale
250 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins
100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/23 5 Blue Whales
12 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/22 12 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
12 Killer Whales
1 Minke Whale
12 Dall’s Porpoise
10/21 3 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
10/20 11 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
16 Baird’s Beaked Whales
350 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
12 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Northern Elephant Seal
1 Leatherback Sea Turtle
10/19 1 Blue Whale
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
10/18 3 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
20 Dall’s Porpoise
10/17 2 Blue Whales
400 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
1 400-lb. Leatherback sea turtle
10/16 28 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
800 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
300 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
700 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
8 Dall’s Porpoise
10/15 17 Humpback Whales
150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
40 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/14 8 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
1 Gray Whale
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
735 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/13 2 Blue Whales
3 Killer Whales
1 Sei Whale
3000 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/12 3 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
10/11 8 Blue Whales
150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
400 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
3 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/10 7 Blue Whales
4 Killer Whales
150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
375 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/9 3 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
375 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
3 Harbor Porpoise
1 Leatherback sea turtle
10/8 5 Blue Whales
40 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
400 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
40 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Harbor Porpoise
10/7 11 Blue Whales
375 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
10/6 2 Humpback Whales
9 Blue Whales
12 Baird’s Beaked Whales
70 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
350 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Northern Elephant Seal
10/5 1 Humpback Whale
5 Blue Whales
350 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
10/4 3 Blue Whales
4 Baird’s Beaked Whales
10 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
350 Long Beaked Common Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins
10/3 2 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
3 Dall’s Porpoise
10/2 3 Blue Whales
10/1 2 Blue Whales
7 Killer Whales
70 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

Sightings reported by R. Blakly, D. Davi, G. Fisher, D. Frank, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, M/V John H. Martin, H. Neece, S. Oates, L. Oliver, S. Wilkins, W. Williamson.

No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.
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Last updated November 13, 2002