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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 10/1 – 10/31/04

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

 

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

October 1-31, 2004
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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)

10/31 4 Humpback Whales
600 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
800 Risso’s Dolphins
250 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

10/30 9 Humpback Whales
1100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
800 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
2000 Risso’s Dolphins *

10/29 6 Humpback Whales
300 Risso’s Dolphins

10/28 6 Humpback Whales
350 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
450 Risso’s Dolphins
300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

10/27 2 Humpback Whales
12 Killer Whales (transient type)

10/26 No trip due to weather

10/25 No trip due to weather

10/24 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales

10/24 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
1 Gray Whale
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins

10/23 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins

10/23 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
400 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

10/22 6 Humpback Whales
25 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

10/21 11 Humpback Whales
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

10/20 3 Humpback Whales
700 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
800 Risso’s Dolphins

10/19 No trip due to weather

10/18 4 Humpback Whales
6 Dall’s Porpoise

10/17 3 Humpback Whales
7 Harbor Porpoise

10/16 4 Humpback Whales

10/15 8 Humpback Whales
5 Dall’s Porpoise

10/14 5 Humpback Whales
20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

10/13 6 Humpback Whales
17 Bottlenose Dolphins

10/12 6 Humpback Whales
500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
700 Risso’s Dolphins
600 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

10/11 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales

10/11 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales

10/10 9 Humpback Whales
18 Dall’s Porpoise

10/9 No trip due to weather

10/8 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales

10/8 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
700 Risso’s Dolphins
150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

10/7 2 Baird’s Beaked Whales

10/6 2 Humpback Whales
50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins

10/5 26 Humpback Whales
800 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

10/4 14 Humpback Whales
900 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
1100 Risso’s Dolphins
1000 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

10/3 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
6 Killer Whales

10/3 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
500 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
700 Risso’s Dolphins
500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

10/2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
20 Risso’s Dolphins

10/2 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
7 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins
6 Dall’s Porpoise

10/1 5 Humpback Whales
100 Risso’s Dolphins
5 Dall’s Porpoise

Sightings map is not available for this month.

Copyright © 2004 Monterey Bay Whale Watch. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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Copyright © 2004 Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Last updated November 14, 2004