Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 9/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1-30, 2005

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)

9/30	9	Humpback Whales

9/29 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

9/29 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales

9/28	2	Humpback Whales
	12	Harbor Porpoise

9/27 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales

9/27 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	80	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/26 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

9/26 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	35	Risso’s Dolphins

9/25 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

9/25 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	25	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

9/24 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales

9/24 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	350	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/23	8	Humpback Whales

9/22 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales

9/22 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales

9/21 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales

9/21 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

9/20 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

9/20 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales

9/19	2	Humpback Whales
	7	Risso’s Dolphins

9/18	2	Humpback Whales

9/17 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales

9/17 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales

9/16	7	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales

9/15 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales

9/15 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	1	Minke Whale

9/14 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

9/14 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales

9/13	2	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	8	Killer Whales
	12	Bottlenose Dolphins

9/12 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

9/12 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

9/11 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

9/11 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales

9/10	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/9 p.m.	3	Blue Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

9/9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	20	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/8	5	Humpback Whales

9/7	2	Humpback Whales
	2	Killer Whales (transient type)

9/6	1	Humpback Whale
	4	Killer Whales

9/5 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales

9/5 a.m.	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/4	3	Killer Whales (transient type, predation on pinniped)
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1500	Risso’s Dolphins
	450	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/3 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales

9/3 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	1	Mako shark eating a harbor seal

9/2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

9/2 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

9/1 p.m.	2	Blue Whales
	65	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Dall’s Porpoise
	6	Harbor Porpoise

9/1 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	10	Killer Whales (transient type)

Last updated October 14, 2005

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 9/1 – 9/30/05

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION