Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 2010
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) |
|
| 4/30 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/29 |
|
|
No trip, poor weather |
|
| 4/28 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| 4/28 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/27 |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/26 p.m. |
150 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
25 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/26 a.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/25 p.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
| 4/25 a.m. |
4 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
| 4/24 p.m. |
35 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/24 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
700 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/23 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
60 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/23 a.m. |
23 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
700 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/22 |
2 |
|
“Friendly” Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Minke Whale |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
80 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/21 |
|
|
Poor weather |
|
| 4/20 |
|
|
Poor weather |
|
| 4/19 p.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/19 a.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
300 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/18 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
75 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
700 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
8 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) * |
|
| 4/18 a.m. |
7 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
35 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
80 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/17 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
30 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/17 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
600 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
80 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
15 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/16 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| 4/16 a.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/15 p.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
5 |
|
Dall’s Porpoise |
|
| 4/15 a.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
6 |
|
Killer Whales * |
|
| 4/14 p.m. |
5 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
50 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/14 a.m. |
12 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, *predation on gray whale) |
|
| 4/13 p.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
| 4/13 a.m. |
70 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
60 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/12 |
|
|
Poor weather |
|
| 4/11 |
|
|
Poor weather |
|
| 4/10 |
|
|
Poor weather |
|
| 4/9 a.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/8 |
|
|
No trip, poor weather |
|
| 4/7 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| 4/7 a.m. |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/6 p.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/6 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/5 p.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/5 a.m. |
5 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/4 |
|
|
Poor weather |
|
| 4/3 p.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| 4/3 a.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
2 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 4/3 early a.m. |
1300 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/2 p.m. |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/2 a.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/1 p.m. |
40 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/1 a.m. |
5 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
700 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
|
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