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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST APRIL 2015

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

April 1-30, 2015
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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.

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Date # Type of Animal(s)

4/30 p.m. 3 Killer Whales (predation on Gray Whale calf)
1 Humpback Whale
2 Gray Whales

4/30 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales

4/29 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales

4/28 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales

4/27 all day 26 Humpback Whales
600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
2 Harbor Porpoise

4/27 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales
4 Harbor Porpoise

4/27 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
12 Risso’s Dolphins

4/26 all day 11 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
3 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/26 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/25 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales

4/24 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/23 a.m. 4 Killer Whales
5 Humpback Whales
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/22 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (1 breaching 1/2 hour)
5 Risso’s Dolphins

4/21 p.m. 38 Humpback Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins

4/21 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (double breacher)
20 Risso’s Dolphins

4/20 p.m. 5 Killer Whales
7 Humpback Whales
530 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
4 Harbor Porpoise

4/20 a.m. 2 Blue Whales
24 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
15 Risso’s Dolphins
5 Harbor Porpoise

4/19 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales

4/19 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/18 p.m. 3 Blue Whales
16 Humpback Whales
1 Harbor Porpoise

4/18 a.m. 3 Blue Whales
21 Humpback Whales
450 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
1 Laysan Albatross

4/17 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales

4/17 a.m. 4 Blue Whales
17 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/16 p.m. 3 Blue Whales
7 Humpback Whales
3 Gray Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/16 a.m. 4 Killer Whales (51A’s)
3 Blue Whales
3 Humpback Whales
30 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/15 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins

4/13 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
3 Bottlenose Dolphins
15 Risso’s Dolphins
2 Harbor Porpoise

4/12 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales (3 friendly)
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
2 Harbor Porpoise

4/12 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/11 p.m. 13 Humpback Whales
600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/11 a.m. 55 Humpback Whales
200 Risso’s Dolphins

4/10 p.m. 27 Humpback Whales (1 breaching for 1/2 hr)

4/10 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales
7 Risso’s Dolphins

4/9 p.m. 22 Humpback Whales
40 Risso’s Dolphins

4/9 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
250 Risso’s Dolphins

4/8 p.m. 31 Humpback Whales
20 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/8 a.m. 42 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins

4/7 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales

4/7 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
3 Gray Whales
100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins

4/6 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales

4/6 a.m. 1 Blue Whale
9 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
1 Harbor Porpoise

4/5 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
2 Gray Whales

4/5 a.m. 1 Killer Whale
9 Humpback Whales
700 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Harbor Porpoise

4/4 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (3 friendly)
750 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
75 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Harbor Porpoise

4/3 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
350 Risso’s Dolphins
150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/2 a.m. 4 Killer Whales
4 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

 

Long-beaked Common Dolphin and gulls, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin and gulls
(April 26, 2015)Pigeon Guillemot, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemot (April 26, 2015)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (April 26, 2015)

Southern Sea Otters mom and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters mom and pup (April 23, 2015)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (April 20, 2015)

By-the-wind-sailor, velella velella, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
By-the-wind-sailors – Velella Velella (April 18, 2015)

Northern Fur Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (April 18, 2015)

Humpback Whales with rainblow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales with rainblow (April 11, 2015)

Humpback Whale pectoral fin and Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale pectoral fin and
Black-footed Albatross (April 10, 2015)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (April 10, 2015)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
First Blue Whale of the season (April 6, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (April 6, 2015)

Black Turnstone, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black Turnstone (April 6, 2015)

Killer Whale CA-49C by Pt Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale CA-49C by Pt Sur Clipper (April 5, 2015)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (April 5, 2015)

14 Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
14 Black-footed Albatross (April 3, 2015)

By-the-wind-sailor, velella velella, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
By-the-wind-sailor – Velella Velella (April 3, 2015)

All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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