Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 2025
Note — This list includes reported sightings from Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed, in addition to unusual seabirds such as Albatross and Brown Boobies. California Sea Lions are mentioned only if numbers or behavior are of interest. Harbor Seals and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching trips, are not included in the list.
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| Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project |
| Date |
# |
Type of Animal(s) |
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| 3/31 9 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 3/29 4:30 p.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
|
6 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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| 3/29 1:30 p.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 3/29 9 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, tail lobbing, pec slapping, chin slapping) |
|
100 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
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| 3/28 9 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding) |
|
200 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
| 3/27 1:30 p.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 3/27 9 a.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 3/11 9 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
|
200+ |
Pacific White-sided, Risso’s and Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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| 3/11 9 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
|
200+ |
Pacific White-sided, Risso’s and Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 3/10 9 a.m. |
14 |
Southern Resident Killer Whales – K Pod (Orcas – spyhopping, breaching) |
|
| 3/9 1:30 p.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
|
10 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
5 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 3/9 9 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
|
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
10 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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Velella Velella |
|
| 3/8 1:30 p.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
|
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
| 3/8 9 a.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
|
6 |
Killer Whales (Orcas, including Frosty) |
|
1 |
Humpback Whale |
|
| 3/7 9 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
|
20 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 3/5 9 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
|
30 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
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| 3/4 9 a.m. |
14 |
Southern Resident Killer Whales – K Pod (Orcas – hunting salmon, breaching, spyhopping, chin slapping) |
|
3 |
Biggs / Transient Killer Whales (Orcas) |
|
6 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 3/1 9 a.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
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Photos © 2025 Daniel Bianchetta
 Velella Velella (By-The-Wind Sailor – March 29, 2025)
 Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (March 28, 2025)
 Southern Sea Otters (March 27, 2025)
 Killer Whale (Orca – March 10, 2025)
 Killer Whale flukes (Orca – March 10, 2025)
 Gray Whale flukes March 8, 2025)
 Killer Whales Frosty and friend (Orcas – March 8, 2025)
 Killer Whale Spyhopping (Orca – March 4, 2025)
Photos © 2025 Daniel Bianchetta |
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