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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
September 26 - October 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) 10/25 4     Humpback Whales    15     Fin Whales    6     Killer Whales    65     Risso's Dolphins    2100     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    10     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    45     Northern Right Whale Dolphins    2     Elephant Seals 10/23 3     Humpback Whales    9     Fin Whales    1     Gray Whale    210     Risso's Dolphins    1200     Long Beaked Common Dolphins 10/22 8     Humpback Whales    2     Blue Whales    6     Fin Whales    1     Minke Whale    22     Risso's Dolphins    1500     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    5     Northern Right Whale Dolphins 10/21 1     Minke Whale    130     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins 10/20 4     Humpback Whales    5     Blue Whales    3     Fin Whales    150     Risso's Dolphins    1500     Short Beaked Common Dolphins 10/18 3     Humpback Whales    3     Blue Whales    6     Fin Whales    1     Killer Whale    1000     Risso's Dolphins    1200     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    720     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    100     Northern Right Whale Dolphins    2     Bottlenose Dolphins    1     Elephant Seal 10/17 1     Humpback Whale    4     Blue Whales    14     Baird's Beaked Whales    1020     Risso's Dolphins    500     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    1000     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    50     Pacific White-sided Dolphins    110     Northern Right Whale Dolphins    5     Dall's Porpoise 10/16 5     Humpback Whales    1     Gray Whale    36     Risso's Dolphins    1200     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    9     Dall's Porpoise 10/15 2     Humpback Whales    1     Sperm Whale    1200     Risso's Dolphins    100     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    2050     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    10     Northern Right Whale Dolphins 10/14 2     Humpback Whales    1     Blue Whale    2     Fin Whales    300     Risso's Dolphins    2250     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    1350     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    10     Pacific White-sided Dolphins    150     Northern Right Whale Dolphins    20     Dall's Porpoise 10/13 6     Humpback Whales    1     Gray Whale    250     Risso's Dolphins    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    22     Dall's Porpoise    1     Northern Fur Seal 10/12 6     Humpback Whales    1     Blue Whale    2700     Risso's Dolphins    600     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    3470     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    20     Pacific White-sided Dolphins    1050     Northern Right Whale Dolphins    14     Dall's Porpoise    1     Elephant Seal    1     Northern Fur Seal 10/11 6     Humpback Whales    1     Blue Whale    3     Fin Whales    220     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    25     Pacific White-sided Dolphins    6     Dall's Porpoise 10/10 9     Humpback Whales    1500     Risso's Dolphins    600     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    200     Northern Right Whale Dolphins    6     Dall's Porpoise    1     Elephant Seal 10/9 2     Humpback Whales    4     Blue Whales    4     Baird's Beaked Whales    500     Risso's Dolphins    100     Northern Right Whale Dolphins    12     Dall's Porpoise 10/8 1     Humpback Whale    4     Fin Whales    2     Gray Whales    1000     Risso's Dolphins    300     Pacific White-sided Dolphins    1     Elephant Seal    2     Northern Fur Seals 10/7 22     Baird's Beaked Whales    1     Leatherback Sea Turtle 10/6 8     Humpback Whales    2     Blue Whales    1     Minke Whale    4000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    6     Dall's Porpoise 10/5 6     Humpback Whales    1     Fin Whale    1200     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    30     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    4     Dall's Porpoise    1     Northern Fur Seal 10/4 7     Humpback Whales    5     Blue Whales    2     Fin Whales    14     Baird's Beaked Whales    2000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    300     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    8     Dall's Porpoise    1     Northern Fur Seal 10/3 4     Humpback Whales    1     Blue Whale    2000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    4     Dall's Porpoise 10/2 11     Humpback Whales    2     Blue Whales    6     Fin Whales    2     Dall's Porpoise    1     Elephant Seal    3     Northern Fur Seal 10/1 7     Humpback Whales    2500     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    1     Harbor Porpoise 9/30 4     Humpback Whales    1     Blue Whale    3     Fin Whales    8     Baird's Beaked Whales    2000     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    25     Risso's Dolphins    26     Dall's Porpoise    1     Elephant Seal 9/29 18     Humpback Whales    2     Blue Whales    3     Killer Whales    2070     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    27     Dall's Porpoise    1     Elephant Seal    1     Northern Fur Seal 9/28 8     Humpback Whales    2900     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    1     Leatherback Turtle 9/27 7     Humpback Whales    7     Blue Whales    1     Minke Whale    1250     Short Beaked Common Dolphins    12     Pacific White-Sided Dolphins    8     Dall's Porpoise 9/26 12     Humpback Whales    5     Blue Whales    15     Killer Whales    1000     Long Beaked Common Dolphins    25     Risso's Dolphins    20     Dall's Porpoise    1     Northern Fur Seal

Click for map of these sightings.

Sightings reported by C. Davis, C. Hartell, N. Lemon, B. Lucas, L. Oliver, R. Ortiz, Oceanic Society Expeditions, Monterey Bay Pelagics, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, S. Munro, H. Neece, Shearwater Journeys, J. Williamson, W. 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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