Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
October 1-31, 2009
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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)
 
(Missing sightings will be posted later.)
       
10/19 a.m. 2      Humpback Whales
  50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  330      Risso's Dolphins
  10      Dall's Porpoise
10/18 a.m. 3      Humpback Whales
10/17 a.m. 1      Humpback Whale
  55      Risso's Dolphins
10/16 p.m. 3      Blue Whales
10/16 a.m. 2      Blue Whales
  25      Risso's Dolphins
  6      Dall's Porpoise
10/15 p.m. 15      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  200      Risso's Dolphins
  100      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/15 a.m. 4      Humpback Whales
  30      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  200      Risso's Dolphins
  100      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/14 p.m. 1      Humpback Whale
  15      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
10/14 a.m. 250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  75      Risso's Dolphins
  25      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/13     No trips (poor weather)
10/11 p.m. 3      Blue Whales
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  2      Blue Sharks
10/11 a.m. 1      Blue Whale
  500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  200      Risso's Dolphins
  300      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  20      Dall's Porpoise
10/10 a.m. 6      Killer Whales
  1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  300      Dall's Porpoise
  50      Harbor Porpoise
  3      Northern Elephant Seals
  1      Northern Fur Seal
10/9 2      Blue Whales
  5      Killer Whales
  600      Risso's Dolphins
  120      Dall's Porpoise
10/8 p.m. 2      Blue Whales
  15      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100      Risso's Dolphins
  50      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/8 a.m. 200      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  5      Dall's Porpoise
10/6 2      Humpback Whales
  50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/5 p.m. 2      Blue Whales
10/5 a.m. 1      Humpback Whale
  2      Blue Whales
10/4     No trips
10/3     No trips
10/2 3      Humpback Whales
  1      Blue Whale
10/1 p.m. 1      Humpback Whale
  2      Tufted Puffins
10/1 a.m. 2      Blue Whales
  1      Minke Whale
  50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  250      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30      Risso's Dolphins


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