Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 2015

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 |
# |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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4/30 p.m. |
3 |
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Killer Whales (predation on Gray Whale calf) |
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1 |
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Humpback Whale |
|
2 |
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Gray Whales |
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4/30 a.m. |
25 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4/29 a.m. |
15 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4/28 a.m. |
15 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4/27 all day |
26 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
600 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
2 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/27 p.m. |
16 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/27 a.m. |
11 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
700 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
12 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/26 all day |
11 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
3 |
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Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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4/26 a.m. |
9 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
600 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/25 a.m. |
14 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4/24 a.m. |
6 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
100 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/23 a.m. |
4 |
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Killer Whales |
|
5 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
800 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/22 a.m. |
12 |
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Humpback Whales (1 breaching 1/2 hour) |
|
5 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/21 p.m. |
38 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/21 a.m. |
7 |
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Humpback Whales (double breacher) |
|
20 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/20 p.m. |
5 |
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Killer Whales |
|
7 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
530 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
4 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/20 a.m. |
2 |
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Blue Whales |
|
24 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
15 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
|
5 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/19 p.m. |
14 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4/19 a.m. |
21 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/18 p.m. |
3 |
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Blue Whales |
|
16 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/18 a.m. |
3 |
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Blue Whales |
|
21 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
450 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
1 |
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Laysan Albatross |
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4/17 p.m. |
15 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4/17 a.m. |
4 |
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Blue Whales |
|
17 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/16 p.m. |
3 |
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Blue Whales |
|
7 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
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Gray Whales |
|
300 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/16 a.m. |
4 |
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Killer Whales (51A’s) |
|
3 |
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Blue Whales |
|
3 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
30 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/15 a.m. |
21 |
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Humpback Whales (lunge feeding) |
|
50 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
50 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/13 a.m. |
13 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
3 |
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Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
15 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
|
2 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/12 p.m. |
30 |
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Humpback Whales (3 friendly) |
|
400 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
20 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
2 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/12 a.m. |
28 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/11 p.m. |
13 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
600 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/11 a.m. |
55 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/10 p.m. |
27 |
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Humpback Whales (1 breaching for 1/2 hr) |
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4/10 a.m. |
19 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/9 p.m. |
22 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
40 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/9 a.m. |
30 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
250 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/8 p.m. |
31 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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4/8 a.m. |
42 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
150 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
20 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/7 p.m. |
14 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4/7 a.m. |
10 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
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Gray Whales |
|
100 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
20 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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4/6 p.m. |
12 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4/6 a.m. |
1 |
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Blue Whale |
|
9 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
300 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
1 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/5 p.m. |
5 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
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Gray Whales |
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4/5 a.m. |
1 |
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Killer Whale |
|
9 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
700 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/4 a.m. |
15 |
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Humpback Whales (3 friendly) |
|
750 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
75 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
|
1 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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4/3 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
75 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
350 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
|
150 |
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Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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4/2 a.m. |
4 |
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Killer Whales |
|
4 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphin and gulls
(April 26, 2015)
Pigeon Guillemot (April 26, 2015)

Harbor Seal (April 26, 2015)

Southern Sea Otters mom and pup (April 23, 2015)

Killer Whale (April 20, 2015)

By-the-wind-sailors – Velella Velella (April 18, 2015)

Northern Fur Seal (April 18, 2015)

Humpback Whales with rainblow (April 11, 2015)

Humpback Whale pectoral fin and
Black-footed Albatross (April 10, 2015)

Humpback Whale breaching (April 10, 2015)

First Blue Whale of the season (April 6, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins (April 6, 2015)

Black Turnstone (April 6, 2015)

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

Risso’s Dolphins (April 5, 2015)

14 Black-footed Albatross (April 3, 2015)

By-the-wind-sailor – Velella Velella (April 3, 2015)
All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta |
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