Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List August 2017

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
August 1-31, 2017

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)

8/31 4:30 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales

8/31 2 p.m.	35	Humpback Whales

8/31 10 a.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

8/31 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales

8/31 8 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales

8/30 10 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

8/30 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

8/30 8 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales

8/29 2 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales

8/29 9 a.m.	45	Humpback Whales (breaching, lunging, pec slapping)

8/29 8 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	60	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/28 2 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	12	Harbor Porpoise

8/28 10 a.m.	44	Humpback Whales
	8	Dall’s Porpoise

8/28 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	35	Risso’s Dolphins

8/28 8 a.m.	31	Humpback Whales
	1	Harbor Porpoise

8/27 5:30 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales

8/27 2 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

8/27 1 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales

8/27 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/27 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

8/26 5:30 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	1	Blue Whale

8/26 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	8	Risso’s Dolphins

8/26 1 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/26 9 a.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	8	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

8/26 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Tufted Puffin

8/26 8 a.m. All Day	46	Humpback Whales
	18	Blue Whales
	5	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/25 2 p.m.	34	Humpback Whales

8/25 1 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

8/25 10 a.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	8	Blue Whales

8/25 9 a.m.	23	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	15	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/25 8 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/24 2 p.m.	24	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

8/24 8:30 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/24 8 a.m. All Day	52	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale (“Fat Fin”)
	9	Blue Whales
	8	Risso’s Dolphins

8/23 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale (“Fat Fin”)
	6	Blue Whales

8/23 1 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	3	Blue Whales
	50	Harbor Porpoise
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

8/23 9 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale (“Richie”)
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

8/23 8 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	8	Black-footed Albatross

8/22 5:30 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

8/22 2 p.m.	31	Humpback Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	2	Blue Whales

8/22 1 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

8/22 10 a.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale

8/22 9 a.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

8/22 8 a.m.	34	Humpback Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Fin Whale

8/21 4:30 p.m.	19	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale

8/21 2 p.m.	23	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	11	Blue Whales
	1	Minke Whale

8/21 1 p.m.	31	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	9	Blue Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/21 10 a.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	1	Blue Whale

8/21 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/21 8 a.m.	41	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	3	Harbor Porpoise

8/20 4:30 p.m.	80	Humpback Whales

8/20 2 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	7	Dall’s Porpoise

8/20 1 p.m.	50	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales

8/20 10 a.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

8/20 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

8/20 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whale
	12	Risso’s Dolphins

8/19 5:30 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	5	Common Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

8/19 2 p.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/19 1 p.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	3	Black-footed Albatross

8/19 10 a.m.	58	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	8	Harbor Porpoise

8/19 9 a.m.	41	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/19 8 a.m.	37	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	8	Harbor Porpoise

8/18 2 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail slapping)

8/18 1 p.m.	32	Humpback Whales
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/18 9 a.m.	28	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Great White Shark!!!

8/18 8 a.m.	33	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

8/18 8 a.m. All Day	72	Humpback Whales
	32	Blue Whales
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	12	Harbor Porpoise
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

8/17 4:30 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales

8/17 2 p.m.	17	Humpback Whales

8/17 1 p.m.	35	Humpback Whales

8/17 9 a.m.	43	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/17 8 a.m.	42	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	10	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/17 8 a.m. All Day	69	Humpback Whales
	22	Blue Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/16 5:30 p.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	1	Elephant Seal

8/16 2 p.m.	42	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

8/16 1 p.m.	57	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

8/16 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/16 8 am.	63	Humpback Whales
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/16 8 a.m. All Day	73	Humpback Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle
	2	Black-footed Albatross

8/15 5:30 p.m.	50	Humpback Whales
	12	Harbor Porpoise

8/15 2 p.m.	50	Humpback Whales
	8	Harbor Porpoise

8/15 1 p.m.	48	Humpback Whales

8/15 10 a.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	2	Black-footed Albatross

8/15 9 a.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	1	Buller’s Shearwater

8/15 8 a.m.	52	Humpback Whales

8/14 2 p.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	15	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/14 1 p.m.	23	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/14 10 a.m.	51	Humpback Whales

8/14 9 a.m.	47	Humpback Whales
	8	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/14 8 a.m.	43	Humpback Whales
	70	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/13 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales

8/13 1 p.m.	32	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

8/13 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/13 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	15	Harbor Porpoise

8/13 8 a.m. All Day	48	Humpback Whales
	2	Dall’s Porpoise

8/12 1 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales

8/12 9 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/12 8 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/12 8 a.m. All Day	45	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	15	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Harbor Porpoise

8/11 2 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales (tail slapping)

8/11 1 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales

8/11 10 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Dall’s Porpoise
	6	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/11 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	35	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/11 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Massive Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/10 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales

8/10 1 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

8/10 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Dall’s Porpoise

8/10 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Dall’s Porpoise

8/10 8 a.m. All Day	42	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

8/9 5:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales

8/9 2 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales (double breaching)

8/9 1 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise

8/9 10 a.m.	28	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Bottlenose Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/9 9 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/9 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/8 4:30 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

8/8 2 p.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	12	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/8 1 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/8 10 a.m.	19	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	120	Risso’s Dolphins

8/8 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Fin Whale
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	5	Risso’s Dolphins

8/8 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

8/7 5:30 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales
	330	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	35	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

8/7 4:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	15	Common Dolphins
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

8/7 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	5	Risso’s Dolphins

8/7 1 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/7 10 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	80	Risso’s Dolphins

8/7 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	57	Risso’s Dolphins

8/7 8 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

8/6 4:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/6 2 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/6 1 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	11	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/6 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	11	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale

8/6 8 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	13	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

8/6 7:30 a.m. 12-hr	26	Humpback Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	12	Fin Whales
	1	Possible Sei Whale
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	12	Dall’s Porpoise

8/5 5:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	2	Risso’s Dolphins

8/5 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	25	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/5 1 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Harbor Porpoise

8/5 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	2	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise

8/5 8 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	4	Black-footed Albatross

8/5 8 a.m. All Day	24	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	15	Harbor Porpoise

8/4 5:30 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales

8/4 2 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/4 1 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	3	Dall’s Porpoise

8/4 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	5	Risso’s Dolphins

8/4 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Blue Shark
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/4 8 a.m. All Day	19	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	120	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Dall’s Porpoise
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/3 5:30 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/3 2 p.m.	23	Humpback Whales
	11	Harbor Porpoise

8/3 1 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise

8/3 9 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	1	Elephant Seal
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/3 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/3 8 a.m. All Day	35	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	4	Fin Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/2 4:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

8/2 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	16	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/2 1 p.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	7	Harbor Porpoise

8/2 10 a.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

8/2 9 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/2 8 a.m.	31	Humpback Whales
	8	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/1 5:30 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	12	Harbor Porpoise

8/1 2 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales

8/1 1 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales

8/1 10 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

8/1 9 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales

8/1 8 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	23	Harbor Porpoise

2 Humpback Whales by Pt. Lobos (August 31, 2017)

Great Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Egret (August 31, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (August 29, 2017)

Harbor Seals, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seals (August 28, 2017)

Humpback Whale feeding with California Sea Lions
(August 28, 2017)

Humpback Whale pectoral fin by Pt. Sur Clipper
(August 26, 2017)

Tufted Puffin close-up, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tufted Puffin close-up (August 26, 2017)

Tufted Puffin by a Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tufted Puffin by a Blue Whale (August 26, 2017)

Killer Whale taking a Common Murre
(August 25, 2017)

Southern Sea Otter eating a Dungeness Crab
(August 25, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (August 24, 2017)

Killer Whale Fat Fin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale “Fat Fin” (August 24, 2017)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (August 23, 2017)

Caspian Tern with an Anchovy, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Caspian Tern with an Anchovy (August 23, 2017)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (August 23, 2017)

Black-crowned Night Heron, California Sea Lion
and Brandt’s Cormorant (August 23, 2017)

Killer Whale Lonesome George, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale “Lonesome George” (August 21, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (August 21, 2017)

Two Blue Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Blue Whales (August 21, 2017)

Black-crowned Night Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-crowned Night Heron (August 21, 2017)

Humpback Whale breaching at dusk
(August 20, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding
by Pt. Sur Clipper (August 20, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (August 20, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (August 19, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale with entanglement line
(We reported location to Marine Mammal Center)
(August 19, 2017)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso’s Dolphin (August 18, 2017)

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (August 17, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail and California Sea Lions
(August 15, 2017)

Southern Sea Otter in kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter in kelp (August 15, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (August 15, 2017)

Humpback Whales and California Sea Lions
(August 14, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (August 14, 2017)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (August 14, 2017)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (August 12, 2017)

Southern Sea Otter mother and older pup
(August 12, 2017)

Sea Garden, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Garden (August 10, 2017)

Black-crowned Night Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-crowned Night Heron (August 8, 2017)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (August 8, 2017)

California Brown Pelicans, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelicans (August 8, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (August 8, 2017)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (August 8, 2017)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (August 6, 2017)

Two Fin Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Fin Whales (August 6, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail throwing
with 2 common murres (August 6, 2017)

Tufted Puffin in Breeding Plumage (August 6, 2017)

Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron (August 5, 2017)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (August 5, 2017)

Southern Sea Otter eating Dungeness Crab
(August 5, 2017)

Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale (August 4, 2017)

Two Blue Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Blue Whales (August 4, 2017)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (August 4, 2017)

Leatherback Sea Turtle, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Leatherback Sea Turtle (August 3, 2017)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (August 3, 2017)

Leatherback Sea Turtle, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Leatherback Sea Turtle (August 3, 2017)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (August 1, 2017)

Fin Whale (August 3, 2017)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (August 1, 2017)

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST AUGUST 2017

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION