Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 4/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 2003
compiled by Richard Ternullo

Note -- In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings for this region. Sightings marked * were reported by other boats in the Monterey Bay area, including fishing, research, private and whale watch boats, as we keep track of all sightings in the Bay through our sighting network. 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.

Date	#	Type of Animal(s)

4/30	250	Risso's Dolphins
	1500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

4/29	4	Humpback Whales
	50	Risso's Dolphins

4/28		No trip (weather)

4/27 p.m.	15	Killer Whales

4/27 a.m.	15	Killer Whales
	100	Risso's Dolphins

4/26 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	250	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

4/26 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Harbor Porpoise

4/25 p.m.		No trip (weather)

4/25 a.m.	230	Risso's Dolphins

4/24	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	400	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	150	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

4/23	2	Humpback Whales
	20	Killer Whales

4/22	2	Humpback Whales
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	250	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	50	Risso's Dolphins

4/21	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	750	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	400	Risso's Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	8	Harbor Porpoise
	3	Killer Whales *

4/20 p.m.	6	Killer Whales

4/20 a.m.	8	Killer Whales

4/19 p.m.	24	Killer Whales (predation on 2 gray whales)
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	800	Risso's Dolphins

4/19 a.m.	14	Killer Whales
	1	Sperm Whale *
	400	Common Dolphins *

4/18 p.m.		No trip (weather)

4/18 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales *

4/17	2	Humpback Whales
	75	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	800	Risso's Dolphins
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise

4/16	2	Gray Whales *
	22	Killer Whales
	600	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

4/15	17	Killer Whales
	1000	Pacific White Sided Dolphins *
	1500	Risso's Dolphins *

4/14	2	Gray Whales
	12	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

4/13		No trips (weather)

4/12 p.m.		No trip (weather)

4/12 a.m.	800	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1000	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins *
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins *

4/11 p.m.	6	Killer Whales

4/11 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	1	Minke Whale
	800	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	10	Dall's Porpoise
	2	Humpback Whales *
	6	Minke Whales *

4/10	5	Gray Whales
	2500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	700	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	5	Dall's Porpoise
	4	Killer Whales *

4/9	4	Gray Whales
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins *
	25	Risso's Dolphins *

4/8	1	Gray Whale
	3	Humpback Whales
	2700	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/7	3	Gray Whales
	600	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	350	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	100	Risso's Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/6 p.m.	4	Gray Whales
	2-4	Humpback Whales *
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

4/6 a.m.	2500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	750	Risso's Dolphins
	600	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/5 p.m.		No trip (weather)

4/5 a.m.	1	Gray Whale
	1	Northern Elephant Seal
	5	Humpback Whales *

4/4 p.m.	2-4	Humpback Whale
	250	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

4/4 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whale
	250	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

4/3	2	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	2000	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	400	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal
	8	Humpback Whales *

4/2	8	Gray Whales
	2500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	15	Risso's Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/1	20+	Killer Whales (Transient)
	1000	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	350	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

Click for map of these sightings.

Sightings reported by M. Baxter, D. Davi, D. Lemon, N. Lemon, T. Lorenz, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, L. Oliver, H. Tiura, R/V Zephyr, J. Williamson, W. Williamson, A. J. Young.

Copyright © 2003 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

Home page

Back to Sightings

Sightings List 4/1-4/30/03

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Located at:				Mailing address:
84 Fisherman's Wharf Monterey, CA 93940				P.O. Box 52001 Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone 831-375-4658				Fax 831-372-0566
E-mail whaletrips@gowhales.com