Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 8/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
August 1 - August 31, 2000
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)

8/31	3	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales
	8	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Great White Shark

8/30	2	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	2	Killer Whales
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

8/29	6	Humpback Whales
	11	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	600	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	5	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

8/28	8	Blue Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/27	2	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/26	1	Humpback Whale
	10	Blue Whales
	350	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	600	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

8/25	4	Humpback Whales
	11	Blue Whales
	60	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	15	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/24	7	Humpback Whales
	13	Blue Whales
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins

8/23	3	Humpback Whales
	18	Blue Whales

8/22	6	Blue Whales
	75	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise

8/21	1	Humpback Whale
	3	Blue Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/20	7	Blue Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	2	Killer Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	5	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Tufted Puffin

8/19	2	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/18	2	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/17	2	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	6	Dall's Porpoise

8/16	5	Humpback Whales
	12	Blue Whales
	8	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/15	11	Blue Whales
	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/14	6	Blue Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/13	12	Blue Whales
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/12	5	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Tufted Puffin

8/11	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/10	10	Humpback Whales
	22	Blue Whales
	1	Baird's Beaked Whale
	5	Dall's Porpoise
	6	Bottlenose Dolphins

8/9	32	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	6	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

8/8	18	Humpback Whales
	35	Blue Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	12	Fin Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso's Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise
	15	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle
	10	Black-footed Albatross

8/7	8	Humpback Whales
	12	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/6	15	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

8/5	23	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/4	25	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	75	Risso's Dolphins
	75	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins

8/3	20	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	5	Dall's Porpoise
	6	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Northern Elephant Seals

8/2	12	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	170	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso's Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	4	Bottlenose Dolphins
	10	Dall's Porpoise

8/1	12	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	40	Risso's Dolphins

Click for map of these sightings.

Sightings reported by ACS Fund Raiser, Cheeseman's Ecology Tours, G. Fisher, L. Hitchcock, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, Oceanic Society Expeditions, L. Oliver, R Ortiz, R/V John H. Martin, R/V Shana Rae, C&J Toney, J. Wetle, W. Williamson, T. Zoloniack.

Copyright © 2000 R. Ternullo. No reproduction of the map or use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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