Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 8/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings in the Monterey Bay Region
August 1 - August 31, 2001
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. 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)

8/31	12	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	400	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	20	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	2	Northern Elephant Seals

8/30	52	Humpback Whales
	22	Blue Whales
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	250	Risso's Dolphins

8/29	24	Humpback Whales
	18	Blue Whales
	5	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	12	Bottlenose Dolphins

8/28	37	Humpback Whales
	18	Blue Whales
	6	Dall's Porpoise

8/27	39	Humpback Whales
	21	Blue Whales

8/26	3	Humpback Whales
	20	Blue Whales
	1	Sperm Whale
	1	Baird's BeakedWhale
	40	Risso's Dolphins

8/25	9	Humpback Whales
	18	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	1	Sperm Whale
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

8/24	2	Humpback Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	20	Risso's Dolphins
	5	Bottlenose Dolphins

8/23	11	Blue Whales
	1	Sperm Whale
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	200	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

8/22	7	Humpback Whales
	12	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	2	Minke Whales
	1	Sperm Whale
	120	Risso's Dolphins

8/21	2	Humpback Whales
	16	Blue Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	35	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Risso's Dolphins

8/20	6	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	400	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

8/19	7	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

8/18	3	Humpback Whales
	12	Blue Whales
	4	Killer Whales

8/17	10	Humpback Whales
	12	Blue Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	100	Risso's Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/16	5	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	1	Sperm Whale
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	50	Risso's Dolphins

8/15	4	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales
	5	Risso's Dolphins

8/14	12	Humpback Whales
	15	Blue Whales
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

8/13	25	Humpback Whales
	22	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

8/12	18	Humpback Whales
	26	Blue Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	5	Sei Whale
	20	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	100	Risso's Dolphins

8/11	20	Humpback Whales
	30	Blue Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

8/10	40	Humpback Whales
	15	Blue Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	1	Minke Whale
	1100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1000	Risso's Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/9	40	Humpback Whales
	30	Blue Whales
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

8/8	30	Humpback Whales
	15	Blue Whales
	15	Risso's Dolphins

8/7	10	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	30	Risso's Dolphins

8/6	26	Humpback Whales
	16	Blue Whales

8/5	22	Humpback Whales
	15	Blue Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	1	Minke Whale

8/4	25	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	100	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	300	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/3	36	Humpback Whales
	22	Blue Whales
	20	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

8/2	22	Humpback Whales
	35	Blue Whales

8/1	5	Humpback Whales
	23	Blue Whales
	1	Sperm Whale
	1	Minke Whale
	150	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	3	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Northern Elephant Seal
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

Click for map of these sightings.

Sightings reported by J. Aliotti, N. Black, Cheeseman's Ecology Tours, Discover the World, D. Frank, D. Lemon, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, H. Neece, R. Ortiz, L. Oliver, R. Smith, J. Wetle, W. Williamson.

Copyright © 2001 R. Ternullo. No reproduction of the map or use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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