Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
December 1-31, 2015

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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Date #     Type of Animal(s) 12/31 p.m. 13      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/31 a.m. 15      Gray Whales 12/30 1:30 p.m. 19      Gray Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   10      Risso's Dolphins 12/30 11:30 a.m. 13      Gray Whales   80      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/30 10 a.m. 20      Gray Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/30 8 a.m. 11      Gray Whales   25      Risso's Dolphins 12/29 1:30 p.m. 10      Gray Whales   1      Elephant Seal 12/29 11:30 a.m. 13      Gray Whales   1000      California Sea Lions   12      Southern Sea Otters 12/29 10 a.m. 10      Gray Whales   6-7      Killer Whales   1000      Short-beaked Common Dolphins 12/28 1:30 p.m. 5      Gray Whales   20      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   25      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 12/28 11:30 a.m. 4      Gray Whales   200      Risso's Dolphins 12/28 10 a.m. 12      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins 12/28 8 a.m. 22      Gray Whales   200      Risso's Dolphins 12/27 1:30 p.m. 11      Gray Whales   1600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Pacific White-sided Dolphin   20      Risso's Dolphins 12/27 11:30 a.m. 17      Gray Whales   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   65      Risso's Dolphins 12/27 10 a.m. 10      Gray Whales   1600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 12/27 8 a.m. 23      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale 12/26 p.m. 10      Gray Whales 12/26 a.m. 11      Gray Whales 12/21 a.m. 6      Gray Whales 12/20 p.m. 1      Gray Whale   7      Humpback Whales   850      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/20 a.m. 4      Gray Whales   4      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/19 a.m. 5      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/18 p.m. 6      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales 12/18 a.m. 7      Gray Whales   2000      Common Dolphins   50      Risso's Dolphins   2      Bottlenose Dolphins 12/17 p.m. 4      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   1700      Common Dolphins 12/17 a.m. 7      Gray Whales   1      Fin Whale   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/16 p.m. 3      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins 12/16 a.m. 3      Gray Whales   4      Humpback Whales 12/15 a.m. 5      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   1      Risso's Dolphin 12/12 all day 1      Gray Whale   2      Humpback Whales   60      Offshore type Killer Whales   1      Transient type Killer Whale (Lonesome George)   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/11 p.m. 2      Gray Whales   10     Harbor Porpoise 12/11 a.m. 1      Gray Whale   25      Killer Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/9 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   2      Gray Whales   1      Minke Whale   5      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   15      Risso's Dolphins 12/8 p.m. 4      Humpback Whales (active juvenile) 12/8 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales   7-8      Killer Whales   1      Fin Whale   700      Short-beaked Common Dolphins   2      Bottlenose Dolphins 12/7 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales   4     Harbor Porpoise   1000      Sea Lions 12/6 p.m. 5      Humpback Whales   50      Risso's Dolphins 12/6 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   10      Killer Whales 12/5 p.m. 9      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/5 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/4 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales   1      Gray Whale   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   10      Risso's Dolphins 12/1 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales   24      Killer Whales   Risso's Dolphins (Dec. 27, 2015) Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 27, 2015) Gray Whale tail and Brandt's Cormorant (Dec. 27, 2015) Blackfin and Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 20, 2015) Harbor Seal (Dec. 19, 2015) Red-breasted Mergansers (Dec. 19, 2015) Bottlenose Dolphin and Great Egret (Dec. 18, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 18, 2015) Biggs (Transient) Killer Whale at sunset (Dec. 12, 2015) Breaching Offshore Killer Whale (Dec. 12, 2015) Offshore Killer Whales (Dec. 12, 2015) Breaching Humpback Whale (Dec. 6, 2015) Killer Whale at Sunset (Dec. 5, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 5, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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