Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
December 1 – December 31, 2000
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) |
|
| 12/31 |
16 |
|
Gray Whales (2 trips) |
|
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
2000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
400 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 12/30 |
8 |
|
Gray Whales (2 trips) |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
250 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 12/29 |
6 |
|
Gray Whales (2 trips) |
|
9 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
400 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 12/28 |
16 |
|
Gray Whales (2 trips) |
|
900 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/27 |
2 |
|
Gray Whales (2 trips) |
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
800 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 12/26 |
5 |
|
Gray Whales (2 trips) |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/24 |
4 |
|
Gray Whales (2 trips) |
|
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1500 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/23 |
2 |
|
Gray Whales (2 trips) |
|
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
800 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 12/22 |
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/21 |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
800 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/20 |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
2200 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
30 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 12/19 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
| 12/18 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
12 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 12/17 |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
2000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
15 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 12/16 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 12/15 |
1 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphin |
|
| 12/13 |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/11 |
800 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/10 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 12/9 |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
4 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
1 |
|
Killer Whale |
|
1000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/7 |
2 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 12/6 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
1000 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/5 |
1 |
|
Blue Whale |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 12/4 |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
800 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 12/3 |
3 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
9 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
800 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
8 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
4 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 12/2 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
9 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 12/1 |
15 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
15 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
Sightings reported by J. Wetle, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, C. Walker, K. Whitaker, J. Williamson.
No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.
Copyright © 2001 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated January 30, 2001
