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, 2006
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. 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 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

4/30 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	8	Killer Whales (transient type)
	4	Harbor Porpoise

4/30 early a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	6	Harbor Porpoise

4/29 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

4/29 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales

4/29 early a.m.	3	Humpback Whales

4/28	15	Killer Whales (transient type, predation on gray whale)

4/27	4	Killer Whales (transient type, predation on pinniped)

4/26	24	Killer Whales (transient type, feeding on gray whale)

4/25	24	Killer Whales (transient type, predation on gray whale)

4/24	5	Humpback Whales
	2	Killer Whales (transient type)
	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/23	7	Humpback Whales
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/20 p.m.	4	Killer Whales

4/20 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales (transient type, predation on gray whale)
	60	Risso's Dolphins

4/19 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	2500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	700	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/18 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	400	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/18 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	3000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/17 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	25	Risso's Dolphins

4/17 early a.m.	2	Gray Whales

4/16 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/16 early a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/15 p.m	4	Humpback Whales

4/15 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	1200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/15 early a.m.	15	Risso's Dolphins

4/14 p.m	2	Humpback Whales

4/14 a.m.	3	Gray Whales

4/14 early a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/13 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	2000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/13 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	8	Humpback Whales
	1800	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	60	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/13 early a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	2500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	400	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/12 p.m	2	Humpback Whales

4/12 a.m	3	Humpback Whales

4/11 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise

4/11 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	9	Harbor Porpoise

4/11 early a.m	9	Humpback Whales

4/10 p.m.	15	Risso's Dolphins

4/10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	6	Harbor Porpoise

4/10 early a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	120	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/9 p.m.	4	Gray Whales

4/9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales

4/9 early a.m.	2	Humpback Whales

4/8 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	15	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/8 early a.m.	8	Gray Whales

4/7		No trip (poor weather)

4/6 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	4	Harbor Porpoise

4/6 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales

4/5		No trip (poor weather)

4/4	7	Killer Whales (transient type)

4/3	4	Gray Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/2 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	3	Harbor Porpoise

4/2 a.m.	4	Gray Whales

4/2 early a.m.	3	Gray Whales

4/1 p.m.	13	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/1 a.m.	10	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	75	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Elephant Seal

4/1 early a.m.	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	450	Risso's Dolphins
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	8	Dall's Porpoise

Sightings map is not available for this month.

Copyright © 2006 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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