Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
May 1-31, 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 #     Type of Animal(s) 5/31 late p.m. 30      Humpback Whales 5/31 p.m.#2 20      Humpback Whales   5      Killer Whales 5/31 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/31 a.m. 55      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/30 late p.m. 32      Humpback Whales 5/30 p.m. 60      Humpback Whales 5/30 a.m. 65      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   75      Risso's Dolphins 5/29 p.m. 50      Humpback Whales   150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   6      Dall's Porpoise 5/29 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   175      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300      Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/28 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins   15      Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/27 p.m. 39      Humpback Whales 5/27 a.m. 45      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 5/26 p.m. 60+      Humpback Whales (multiply friendly encounters) 5/26 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   1      Fin Whale   40      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins   80      Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/25 late p.m. 27      Humpback Whales   2      Harbor Porpoise 5/25 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/25 a.m. 58      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/24 late p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 5/24 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   6      Harbor Porpoise 5/24 a.m. 23      Humpback Whales   1      Killer Whale   1      Minke Whale   100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   56      Harbor Porpoise   1      Fur Seal 5/22 p.m. 29      Humpback Whales (including friendlies)   40      Risso's Dolphins 5/22 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales (including friendlies)   30      Risso's Dolphins   10      Harbor Porpoise 5/21 p.m. 44      Humpback Whales   150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   12      Risso's Dolphins 5/21 a.m. 41      Humpback Whales 5/20 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales 5/20 a.m. 45      Humpback Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/19 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales (1 baby breached for 40 min.) 5/19 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/18 p.m. 21      Humpback Whales 5/18 a.m. 23      Humpback Whales   40      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   35      Risso's Dolphins   5      Harbor Porpoise 5/17 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales   4      Harbor Porpoise 5/17 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   10      Harbor Porpoise 5/16 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 5/16 a.m. 43      Humpback Whales   20      Risso's Dolphins   10      Harbor Porpoise 5/15 all day 21      Humpback Whales   50      Risso's Dolphins   3      Harbor Porpoise 5/15 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   150      Risso's Dolphins 5/15 a.m. 28      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 5/14 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales   5      Harbor Porpoise 5/14 a.m. 31      Humpback Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   4      Harbor Porpoise 5/13 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/13 a.m. 19      Humpback Whales   1      Gray Whale   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   3      Harbor Porpoise 5/10 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 5/10 a.m. 38      Humpback Whales   1      Fin Whale   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   6      Harbor Porpoise   1      Thresher Shark 5/9 all day 40+      Humpback Whales   13      Killer Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400      Risso's Dolphins 5/9 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins   200      Northern Right Whale Dolphins   2      Harbor Porpoise 5/9 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales   13      Killer Whales   2      Gray Whales   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins   200      Northern Right Whale Dolphins   2      Harbor Porpoise 5/8 p.m. 44      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   12      Risso's Dolphins 5/8 a.m. 6      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales 5/5 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales   35      Risso's Dolphins 5/4 all day 63      Humpback Whales (cow/calf pairs breached together & flipper-slapped together)   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   75      Risso's Dolphins 5/4 p.m. 21      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/4 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales 5/3 all day 100+      Humpback Whales (including cow/calf pairs, 5 friendlies, breaching, lobtailing)   2      Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/3 p.m. 55      Humpback Whales 5/3 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/2 all day 29      Humpback Whales (including cow/calf pair)   1-2      Gray Whales (possible cow/calf pair)   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   2      Harbor Porpoise 5/2 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/2 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   3      Gray Whales   650      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   50      Risso's Dolphins   14      Harbor Porpoise   1      Elephant Seal 5/1 all day 40      Humpback Whales (active, including cow/calf pair)   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins         Killer Whales including young Killer Whale with orange/yellowish skin (May 31, 2015) Acrobatic California Sea Lion (May 31, 2015) By-the-wind-sailor (Velella Velella) (May 31, 2015) Southern Sea Otter wrapped in kelp (May 30, 2015) Harbor Seal (May 30, 2015) Northern Right-whale Dolphins (May 29, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphin (May 24, 2015) Male Killer Whale FatFin CA-171b (May 24, 2015) Black-footed Albatross (May 18, 2015) Humpback Whale near Monterey Bay Aquarium (May 18, 2015) Pacific White-sided Dolphins (May 18, 2015) Humpback Whale fluke (May 16, 2015) Humpback Whale with California Sea Lions (May 16, 2015) Researchers and Humpback Whale (May 15, 2015) Brown Booby (May 11, 2015) Killer Whales (May 9, 2015) Humpback Whale breaching (May 4, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins mom and calf (May 3, 2015) Southern Sea Otter mother and pup (May 3, 2015) Black-footed Albatross (May 3, 2015) Sea Otter breaking mollusk on boat hull while Sea Lion snoozes (May 1, 2015)   Humpback Whale tail throw (May 1, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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