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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
August 26 - September 25, 1998
compiled by Richard Ternullo

Note -- In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings for this region. 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) 9/25 5     Humpback Whales    12     Killer Whales    1400     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 9/24 8     Humpback Whales    6     Blue Whales    250     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    200     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins    5     Dall's Porpoise 9/23 25     Humpback Whales    10     Blue Whales    2500     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    700     Risso's Dolphins    30     Northern Right Whale Dolphins 9/22 17     Humpback Whales    9     Blue Whales    1     Gray Whale    12     Baird's Beaked Whales    150     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    40     Risso's Dolphins    3     Dall's Porpoise    1     Harbor Porpoise    2     Northern Elephant Seals 9/21 32     Humpback Whales    16     Blue Whales    10     Baird's Beaked Whales    2000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    200     Short Beaked Common Dolphins 9/20 35     Humpback Whales    15     Blue Whales    8     Killer Whales    500     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    1     Northern Elephant Seal    2     Northern Fur Seals 9/19 40     Bottlenose Dolphins    2     Harbor Porpoise 9/18 500     Common Dolphins 9/17 35     Humpback Whales    15     Blue Whales    1     Minke Whale    2200     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    35     Risso's Dolphins 9/16 18     Humpback Whales    16     Blue Whales    1     Sperm Whale    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    5     Dall's Porpoise 9/15 24     Humpback Whales    1     Sperm Whale    1     North Pacific Right Whale    2000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    150     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    20     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins    40     Risso's Dolphins    3     Dall's Porpoise    2     Northern Fur Seals 9/14 13     Humpback Whales    5     Fin Whales    20     Baird's Beaked Whales    3400     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    10     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins 9/13 14     Humpback Whales    200     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    100     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins    5     Dall's Porpoise 9/12 10     Humpback Whales    7     Blue Whales    2000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    32     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    30     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins    245     Risso's Dolphins    1     Northern Fur Seal 9/10 34     Humpback Whales    5     Killer Whales    2500     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    350     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins    3     Dall's Porpoise 9/8 8     Killer Whales    50     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins 9/7 11     Humpback Whales    7     Blue Whales    12     Killer Whales    700     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    30     Risso's Dolphins 9/6 35     Humpback Whales    8     Killer Whales    7000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    25     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins    30     Risso's Dolphins    5     Dall's Porpoise 9/5 30     Humpback Whales    8     Blue Whales    3     Killer Whales    110     Risso's Dolphins    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    8     Dall's Porpoise    1     Northern fur seal 9/4 2     Humpback Whales    15     Fin Whales    1     Blue Whale    4     Killer Whales    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    108     Risso's Dolphins 9/3 5     Humpback Whales    9     Killer Whales    800     Short Beaked Common Dolphins 9/2 6     Humpback Whales    3     Blue Whales    800     Short Beaked Common Dolphins 9/1 4     Humpback Whales    300     Short Beaked Common Dolphins 8/30 2     Humpback Whales    5     Killer Whales    500     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    200     Short Beaked Common Dolphins 8/29 6     Harbor Porpoise 8/27 1     Minke Whale    1     Northern Fur Seal

Click for map of these sightings.

Sightings reported by Cheeseman’s Ecology Tours, G. Fisher, N. Lemon, B. Lucas, L. Oliver, Monterey Bay Pelagics, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, S. Munro, H. Neece, Oceanic Society Expeditions, R/V Pt. Lobos, R/V Shana Rae, Shearwater Journeys, J. Williamson.

Copyright © 1998 R. Ternullo. No reproduction of the map or use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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