Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
May 1-31, 2009
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.
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| Date |
# |
|
Type of Animal(s) |
|
| 5/31 p.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
300 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 5/31 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
150 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
1800 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
2200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/30 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
300 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
8 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 5/30 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
350 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 5/29 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
75 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 5/29 a.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2400 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
4000 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
2000 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/28 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 5/28 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
500 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
600 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
450 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/26 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
800 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/26 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
1400 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
1500 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/25 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
75 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 5/25 a.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1200 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
2200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
2500 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/24 p.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1800 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
1400 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/24 a.m. |
11 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1500 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
800 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/23 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
125 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/23 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
1300 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
40 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
900 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
7 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 5/22 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
35 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
120 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 5/22 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
400 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
30 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
8 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 5/21 p.m. |
15 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 5/21 a.m. |
2 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 5/20 |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1200 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
1000 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
1 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 5/19 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 5/19 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
10 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 5/18 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 5/18 a.m. |
900 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
80 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/17 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 5/17 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
75 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| 5/16 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
600 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
1200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
500 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/16 a.m. |
10 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
400 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
700 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/15 |
300 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
800 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/14 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
250 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/13 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
75 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| 5/13 a.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
600 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
800 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
500 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/12 |
|
|
No trip, poor weather |
|
| 5/11 |
12 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
350 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
75 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/10 |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
800 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/9 |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
750 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
100 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/8 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| 5/7 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 5/6 p.m. |
22 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
150 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| 5/6 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
350 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| 5/5 p.m. |
|
|
Poor weather |
|
| 5/5 a.m. |
9 |
|
Killer Whales (feeding on gray whale, predation on elephant seal) |
|
| 5/4 p.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 5/4 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2000 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 5/3 p.m. |
14 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 5/3 a.m. |
14 |
|
Killer Whales (predation on gray whale) |
|
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 5/2 p.m. |
9 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| 5/2 a.m. |
9 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 5/1 p.m. |
39 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 5/1 a.m. |
9 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
16 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
|
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