Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List April 2010

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 2010

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)

4/30	3	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

4/29		No trip, poor weather

4/28 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale

4/28 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

4/27	1	Gray Whale
	5	Harbor Porpoise

4/26 p.m.	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	25	Risso's Dolphins

4/26 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Gray Whales

4/25 p.m.	1	Gray Whale

4/25 a.m.	4	Killer Whales (transient type)
	1	Gray Whale

4/24 p.m.	35	Risso's Dolphins

4/24 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	700	Risso's Dolphins

4/23 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso's Dolphins

4/23 a.m.	23	Killer Whales (transient type)
	700	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/22	2	"Friendly" Humpback Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	80	Risso's Dolphins

4/21		Poor weather

4/20		Poor weather

4/19 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	400	Risso's Dolphins

4/19 a.m.	1	Gray Whale
	300	Risso's Dolphins

4/18 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	75	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	700	Risso's Dolphins
	8	Killer Whales (transient type) *

4/18 a.m.	7	Killer Whales (transient type)
	1	Humpback Whale
	35	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	80	Risso's Dolphins

4/17 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso's Dolphins

4/17 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	80	Risso's Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	15	Harbor Porpoise

4/16 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale

4/16 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales

4/15 p.m.	3	Gray Whales
	5	Dall's Porpoise

4/15 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	6	Killer Whales *

4/14 p.m.	5	Gray Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Risso's Dolphins

4/14 a.m.	12	Killer Whales (transient type, *predation on gray whale)

4/13 p.m.	1	Gray Whale

4/13 a.m.	70	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	60	Risso's Dolphins

4/12		Poor weather

4/11		Poor weather

4/10		Poor weather

4/9 a.m.	3	Gray Whales

4/8		No trip, poor weather

4/7 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale

4/7 a.m.	4	Gray Whales

4/6 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales

4/6 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso's Dolphins

4/5 p.m.	3	Gray Whales
	20	Risso's Dolphins

4/5 a.m.	5	Gray Whales

4/4		Poor weather

4/3 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale

4/3 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins

4/3 early a.m.	1300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/2 p.m.	6	Gray Whales

4/2 a.m.	2	Gray Whales

4/1 p.m.	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	400	Risso's Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/1 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	700	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

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