MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST MARCH 2012

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 1-31, 2012

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) 3/30 p.m. 11 Gray Whales 3/30 a.m. 15 Gray Whales 600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins Surf Scoters (March 26, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 3/29 p.m. 3 Gray Whales 3/29 a.m. 3 Gray Whales 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 200 Risso’s Dolphins 3/28 p.m. 2 Gray Whales 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins 3/28 a.m. 3 Gray Whales Two Sea Lions (March 26, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 10 Risso’s Dolphins 3/27 a.m. 18 Gray Whales  10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 3/26 p.m. 15 Gray Whales 1 Elephant Seal 3/26 a.m. 16 Gray Whales  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5 Bottlenose Dolphins Pacific White-sided Dolphins (March 26, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 3/25 p.m. 20 Gray Whales  5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 75 Risso’s Dolphins 3/25 a.m. 15 Gray Whales 150 Risso’s Dolphins 3/24 a.m. 6 Gray Whales  4 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins Two Humpback Whale Tails (March 23, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 3/23 p.m. 4 Gray Whales  2 Humpback Whales  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  250 Risso’s Dolphins 3/23 a.m. 7 Gray Whales  4 Humpback Whales (friendly)  35 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  250 Risso’s Dolphins Risso’s Dolphin Breaching (March 23, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 3/22 a.m. 3 Gray Whales  2 Humpback Whales (breaching) 3/21 p.m. 11 Gray Whales  4 Humpback Whales 3/21 a.m. 9 Gray Whales  8 Humpback Whales 3 Killer Whales  3 Black-footed Albatross 3/20 p.m. 20 Gray Whales  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins Killer Whale and Black-footed Albatross (March 17, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta  10 Risso’s Dolphins 3/20 a.m. 3 Gray Whales  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 3/19 p.m. 7 Gray Whales 3/19 a.m. 12 Gray Whales 3/17 p.m. 7 Killer Whales 3/17 a.m. 8 Gray Whales  2 Humpback Whales Humpback Whale Tails (March 17, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 3/16 a.m. 16 Gray Whales  4 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 3/15 p.m. 8 Gray Whales  80 Risso’s Dolphins 3/15 a.m. 5 Gray Whales  350 Long-beaked Common Dolphins Gray Whale Breaching (March 12, 2012) Photo © 2012 Everett Robinson 3/14 a.m. 8 Gray Whales  700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 3/12 p.m. 6 Gray Whales (mom with calf, breaching) 3/12 a.m. 16 Gray Whales 3/11 p.m. 16 Gray Whales 3/11 a.m. 7 Gray Whales 3/10 p.m. 9 Gray Whales 3/10 a.m. 18 Gray Whales Killer Whale (March 9, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta  45 Risso’s Dolphins 3/10 early a.m. 16 Gray Whales  45 Risso’s Dolphins 3/9 p.m. 4 Gray Whales 3/9 a.m. 1 Killer Whale 3/8 p.m. 10 Gray Whales  7 Risso’s Dolphins 3/8 a.m. 4 Gray Whales Long-beaked Common Dolphins (March 8, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta  500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/7 a.m. 12 Gray Whales  1 Blackfooted Albatross 3/4 a.m. 8 Gray Whales (12 in the distance)  700 Risso’s Dolphins 3/3 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 3/3 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 3/2 a.m. 4 Gray Whales