Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
November 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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| 11/30 p.m. |
8 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
1600 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/30 a.m. |
11 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
600 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
8 |
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Risso’s Dolphins |
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| 11/29 p.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales (lunge feeding) |
|
650 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/29 a.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Fin Whales |
|
350 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
60 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
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| 11/28 p.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2000 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
40 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 11/28 a.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1200 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
70 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 11/27 2 p.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/27 1 p.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
800 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/27 9 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales (1 breached for over an hour) |
|
800 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/27 8 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
500 |
|
Short-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/25 a.m. |
9 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
100 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/24 a.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 11/23 p.m. |
9 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1500 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
60 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
4 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 11/23 a.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
2 |
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Fin Whales |
|
2000 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
120 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
2 |
|
Northern Fur Seals |
|
| 11/22 all day |
31 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
500 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
90 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 11/21 p.m. |
14 |
|
Humpback Whales (8 breaches) |
|
200 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
700 |
|
California Sea Lions |
|
| 11/21 a.m. |
22 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
250 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
1 |
|
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) |
|
80 |
|
Scuba divers |
|
| 11/20 a.m. |
13 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 11/19 a.m. |
12 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1300 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/18 a.m. |
18 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/17 a.m. |
24 |
|
Humpback Whales (lunge feeding) |
|
3000 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 11/14 p.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
|
Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/14 a.m. |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
500 |
|
Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/13 p.m. |
12 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 11/13 a.m. |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/12 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
1 |
|
Fin Whale |
|
| 11/12 a.m. |
21 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
600 |
|
Short-beaked Common Dolphins |
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| 11/11 p.m. |
18 |
|
Humpback Whales (surface feeding) |
|
1 |
|
Fin Whale |
|
100 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/11 a.m. |
15 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
300 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
|
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 11/10 a.m. |
9 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
100 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/9 a.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
430 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
1000 |
|
Short-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/8 p.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
300 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/8 a.m. |
16 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
500 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
6 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 11/7 p.m. |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
300 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/7 a.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
800 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Short-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/6 p.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 11/6 a.m. |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
60 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
500 |
|
Short-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 11/5 p.m. |
16 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
600 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 11/5 a.m. |
24 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Fin Whale |
|
400 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 11/1 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
|
Fin Whales |
|
| 11/1 a.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
|
Fin Whales |
|
500 |
|
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
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Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (Nov. 29, 2015)
Fin Whale (Nov. 29, 2015)
Breaching Risso’s Dolphin (Nov. 29, 2015)
Humpback Whale tail-slapping close to shore
(Nov. 27, 2015)
Northern Fulmar (Nov. 27, 2015)
Blue Whale (Nov. 23, 2015)
Mother and pup Southern Sea Otter (Nov. 22, 2015)
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 22, 2015)
Humpback Whales (Nov. 21, 2015)
Sailboat at sunset (Nov. 14, 2015)
Peregrine Falcon (Nov. 14, 2015)
Humpback Whale tail (Nov. 13, 2015)
Humpback Whale breaching (Nov. 13, 2015)
Common Loon (Nov. 9, 2015)
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 6, 2015)
Fin Whale (Nov. 1, 2015 )
Short-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 7, 2015)
Killer Whale (Nov. 6, 2015)
All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta |
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