Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 1/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 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. 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)

1/31 p.m.	17	Gray Whales

1/31 a.m.	15	Gray Whales
	200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Risso's Dolphins

1/30	15	Gray Whales
	22	Killer Whales *
	1100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

1/29 No Trip.

1/28	18	Gray Whales
	1200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	10	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

1/27	30	Gray Whales
	200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/26 p.m.	42	Gray Whales
	75	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/26 a.m.	34	Gray Whales

1/25 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	30-40	Killer Whales
	400	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/25 a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	400	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/24 p.m.	26	Gray Whales

1/24 a.m.	37	Gray Whales

1/23	24	Gray Whales
	1100	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/22	23	Gray Whales
	1600	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/21	38	Gray Whales

1/20 p.m.	35	Gray Whales

1/20 a.m.	47	Gray Whales
	30	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1200	Risso's Dolphins
	300	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/19 p.m.	46	Gray Whales
	800	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/19 a.m.	36	Gray Whales
	800	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/18 p.m.	42	Gray Whales
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1200	Risso's Dolphins
	75	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/18 a.m.	37	Gray Whales
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1200	Risso's Dolphins
	75	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise

1/17	25	Gray Whales
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins *

1/16	18	Gray Whales
	1	Killer Whale *

1/15	16	Gray Whales
	350	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/14 p.m.	24	Gray Whales
	400	Risso's Dolphins

1/14 a.m.	47	Gray Whales
	500	Long Beaked Common Dolphins *

1/13	42	Gray Whales
	700	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	400	Risso's Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/12 p.m.	47	Gray Whales

1/12 a.m.	36	Gray Whales
	600	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/11 p.m.	27	Gray Whales
	900	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/11 a.m.	22	Gray Whales
	900	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	500	Risso's Dolphins

1/10 p.m.	40	Gray Whales

1/10 a.m.	33	Gray Whales

1/9	36	Gray Whales
	900	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/8	33	Gray Whales
	15	Dall's Porpoise *

1/7	24	Gray Whales

1/6	48	Gray Whales
	40	Risso's Dolphins

1/5 p.m.	15	Gray Whales

1/5 a.m.	18	Gray Whales

1/4 p.m.	21	Gray Whales

1/4 a.m.	10	Gray Whales

1/3 p.m.	9	Gray Whales

1/3 a.m.	18	Gray Whales
	200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	2500	Long Beaked Common Dolphins *

1/2 p.m.	10	Gray Whales
	200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/2 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	20	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/1 p.m.	8	Gray Whales

1/1 a.m.	4	Gray Whales

Click for map of these sightings.

Sightings reported by J. Aliotti, R. Aliotti, B. Cutting, T. Lorenz, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, S. Munro, H. Neece, L. Oliver, D. Riens, J. Williamson.

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

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