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

November 1-30, 2017
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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.

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Date #     Type of Animal(s)

11/30 9 a.m. 21    Humpback Whales
    Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  12    Risso's Dolphins
    Dall's Porpoise

11/29 9 a.m.   Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
  75    Risso's Dolphins

11/28 9 a.m. 33    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
  12    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

11/27 9 a.m.   Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

11/26 11:30 a.m. 15    Humpback Whales
  20    Harbor Porpoise

11/26 9 a.m. 29    Humpback Whales
  20    Risso's Dolphin

11/25 2 p.m. 24    Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

11/25 11:30 a.m. 26    Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

11/25 9 a.m. 24    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales

11/25 8 a.m. 31    Humpback Whales

11/25 8 a.m. All Day 72    Humpback Whales
  47    Blue Whales
  250    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  250    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  30    Dall's Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

11/24 2 p.m. 35    Humpback Whales
  13    Blue Whales
  200    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30    Risso's Dolphin

11/24 11:30 a.m.   Humpback Whales

11/24 9 a.m. 31    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
  280    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

11/24 8 a.m.   Humpback Whales
  25    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200    Risso's Dolphin
    Black-footed Albatross

11/22 2 p.m. 34    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
  700    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  10    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/22 11:30 a.m. 34    Humpback Whales
  12    Blue Whales

11/22 9 a.m. 16    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
    Fin Whales
  40    Risso's Dolphins

11/21 2 p.m. 12    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
    Fin Whales

11/21 11:30 a.m.   Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
    Fin Whales
    Blue Sharks

11/21 9 a.m. 64    Humpback Whales
  10    Blue Whales

11/20 2 p.m. 45    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
    Blue Sharks

11/20 11:30 a.m. 31    Humpback Whales
  15    Blue Whales
  30    Risso's Dolphins

11/20 9 a.m. 40    Humpback Whales
  25    Blue Whales
  15    Risso's Dolphins

11/19 2 p.m. 13    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whale
    Fin Whales

11/19 11:30 a.m. 40    Humpback Whales
  10    Blue Whales

11/19 9 a.m. 43    Humpback Whales
  22    Blue Whales
    Fin Whale
  65    Risso's Dolphins
    Blue Shark

11/18 2 p.m.   Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

11/18 11:30 a.m.   Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  200    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/18 9 a.m. 48    Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  30    Blue Whales
  100    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

11/17 2 p.m.   Humpback Whales
  22    Pacific White-sided Dolphins

11/17 9 a.m. 30    Humpback Whales
  26    Blue Whales
    Fin Whale
  500    Pacific White-sided Dolphins

11/15 2 p.m.   Humpback Whales

11/15 9 a.m. 57    Humpback Whales
  53    Blue Whales
    Fin Whales
    Blue Sharks
  10    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

11/14 2 p.m. 20    Humpback Whales

11/14 9 a.m. 63    Humpback Whales
  64    Blue Whales
    Fin Whales

11/13 2 p.m. 13    Humpback Whales

11/13 11:30 a.m. 20    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
  10    Risso's Dolphins

11/13 9 a.m. 24    Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
    Blue Shark

11/12 2 p.m. 17    Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

11/12 11:30 a.m. 13    Humpback Whales

11/12 9 a.m. 21    Humpback Whales

11/11 2 p.m. 13    Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

11/11 11:30 a.m. 18    Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

11/11 9 a.m.   Humpback Whales
  40    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

11/11 8 a.m. All Day 27    Humpback Whales

11/9 9 a.m. 19    Humpback Whales

11/8 9 a.m.   Humpback Whales
    Tufted Puffin

11/7 2 p.m. 13    Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

11/7 9 a.m.   Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

11/6 2 p.m. 12    Humpback Whales

11/6 9 a.m. 29    Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

11/5 2 p.m. 11    Humpback Whales

11/5 11:30 a.m.   Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

11/5 9 a.m.   Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

11/4 2 p.m. 11    Humpback Whales

11/4 9 a.m.   Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales (Emma's Pod and Liner)
    Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

11/4 8 a.m. All Day 28    Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales (Emma's Pod and Liner)

11/3 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales

11/3 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales

11/2 2 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales

11/2 9 a.m. 31      Humpback Whales
  45    Risso's Dolphin
      Harbor Porpoise

11/1 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales

11/1 9 a.m. 23      Humpback Whales

  

Male Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale (November 30, 2017)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (November 30, 2017)

Northern Right Whale Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (November 25, 2017)

Eared Grebe, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Eared Grebe (November 24, 2017)

Blue Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale Tail (November 21, 2017)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (November 21, 2017)

Humpback Whale pec slapping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale pec slapping (November 20, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (November 18, 2017)

The Lady Washington, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
The Lady Washington (November 18, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (November 17, 2017)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (November 17, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding
(November 13, 2017)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (November 13, 2017)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (November 11, 2017)

Chrysaora or Sea Nettle, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Chrysaora or Sea Nettle (November 11, 2017)

Humpback Whale and California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale and California Sea Lions
(November 11, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (November 7, 2017)

Acrobatic California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Acrobatic California Sea Lion (November 4, 2017)

Male Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale (November 4, 2017)

Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale (November 2, 2017)


All photos © 2017 Daniel Bianchetta

California Brown Pelicans, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelicans (November 2, 2017)

 


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