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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

March 1-31, 2009
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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.

These sightings are copyright protected and may not be used without permission from Nancy Black. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this information is a violation of federal copyright law, and is subject to prosecution to the full extent of the law.

Date #     Type of Animal(s)

3/31 p.m.     Gray Whales

3/31 a.m. 10      Gray Whales

3/30 p.m.     Gray Whale
      Humpback Whales

3/30 a.m.     Humpback Whales

       
3/29     Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

       
3/28     Gray Whales

       
3/27 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  350      Risso's Dolphins

3/27 a.m.     Humpback Whales

3/26 500      Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

3/25 p.m.     Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

3/25 a.m.     Humpback Whales

3/24 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

3/24 a.m.     Gray Whales

3/23        No trip, poor weather

3/22        No trip, poor weather

3/21 p.m.     Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

3/21 a.m. 11      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

3/20 p.m.     Gray Whales

3/20 a.m.     Gray Whales

3/19 p.m.     Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

3/19 a.m. 18      Gray Whales
      Killer Whales (Transient type)
  20      Risso's Dolphins

3/18 p.m. 14      Gray Whales
      Risso's Dolphins

3/18 a.m. 16      Gray Whales

3/17 p.m. 15      Gray Whales

3/17 a.m. 14      Gray Whales

3/16 p.m. 16      Gray Whales

3/16 a.m. 12      Gray Whales

3/15 p.m. 29      Gray Whales

3/15 a.m. 20      Gray Whales

3/15 early a.m. 33      Gray Whales

3/14 p.m. 12      Gray Whales

3/14 a.m. 600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  10      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/14 early a.m. 23      Gray Whales

3/13 p.m. 17      Gray Whales

3/13 a.m. 19      Gray Whales

3/12 p.m. 28      Gray Whales
  70      Risso's Dolphins

3/12 a.m. 26      Gray Whales

3/11 p.m. 14      Gray Whales

3/11 a.m. 20      Gray Whales
      Killer Whales

3/10 p.m.        No trip

3/10 a.m.     Gray Whales

3/9        No trips due to weather

3/8 p.m.        No trip

3/8 a.m. 17      Gray Whales
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200      Risso's Dolphins

3/7 p.m.     Gray Whales

3/7 a.m. 13      Gray Whales
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  500      Risso's Dolphins

3/6 p.m. 10      Gray Whales
  15      Bottlenose Dolphins

3/6 a.m. 14      Gray Whales
  50      Risso's Dolphins

3/5 p.m. 12      Gray Whales
  30      Risso's Dolphins

3/5 a.m. 40      Killer Whales (Resident type)

3/4 p.m. 12      Gray Whales

3/4 a.m. 15      Gray Whales

3/3     Gray Whales

3/2     Gray Whales

3/1 p.m. 10      Gray Whales

3/1 a.m. 15      Gray Whales


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