Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 7/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
July 1-31, 2004
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)

7/31 p.m.	2	Blue Whales
	12	Humpback Whales
	700	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	400	Risso's Dolphins
	350	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/31 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	550	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

7/30 p.m.	2	Blue Whales
	40	Risso's Dolphins

7/30 a.m.	6	Blue Whales
	15	Dall's Porpoise

7/29 p.m.	1	Blue Whale
	1	"Friendly" Humpback Whale
	15	Dall's Porpoise

7/29 a.m.	6	Blue Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	15	Dall's Porpoise

7/28 p.m.	3	Blue Whales

7/28 a.m.	3	Blue Whales
	50	Risso's Dolphins
	25	Dall's Porpoise

7/27 p.m.	2	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	25	Risso's Dolphins

7/27 a.m.	2	Blue Whales
	15	Risso's Dolphins
	10	Dall's Porpoise

7/26	1	Blue Whale
	1	Humpback Whale
	800	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	500	Risso's Dolphins
	500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/25 p.m.	10	Blue Whales
	8	Humpback Whales

7/25 a.m.	9	Blue Whales
	10	Humpback Whales
	15	Dall's Porpoise

7/24 p.m.	2	Blue Whales

7/24 a.m.	3	Blue Whales
	40	Risso's Dolphins

7/23	5	Humpback Whales
	30	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1	Great White Shark

7/22	3	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso's Dolphins
	12	Dall's Porpoise

7/21	1	Humpback Whale
	50	Risso's Dolphins
	10	Dall's Porpoise

7/20	2	Humpback Whales

7/19 p.m.	2	Blue Whales
	2	Humpback Whales

7/19 a.m.	2	Blue Whales
	3	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso's Dolphins
	10	Dall's Porpoise

7/18 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales

7/18 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso's Dolphins
	6	Dall's Porpoise

7/17 p.m.	2	Blue Whale
	7	Humpback Whales

7/17 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	600	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	700	Risso's Dolphins
	1600	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/16	450	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

7/15	9	Humpback Whales
	175	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	150	Risso's Dolphins
	22	Dall's Porpoise

7/14	3	Humpback Whales
	35	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	120	Risso's Dolphins

7/13	2	Humpback Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	15	Risso's Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	20	Dall's Porpoise

7/12	4	Humpback Whales

7/11	2	Humpback Whales
	12	Risso's Dolphins

7/10 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales

7/10 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	24	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

7/9 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales

7/9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	12	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	50	Risso's Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

7/8	8	Humpback Whales with 1 calf

7/7 p.m.	3	Blue Whales

7/7 a.m.	1	Blue Whale
	2	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso's Dolphins

7/6 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale

7/6 a.m.	5	Blue Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	6	Risso's Dolphins
	12	Harbor Porpoise

7/5 p.m.	6	Blue Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

7/5 a.m.	12	Blue Whales
	9	Harbor Porpoise

7/4	8	Blue Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1000	Risso's Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	3	Dall's Porpoise

7/3 p.m.	3	Blue Whales
	40	Risso's Dolphins

7/3 a.m.	5	Blue Whales
	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Minke Whale (rare sighting)

7/2 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso's Dolphins

7/2 a.m.	6	Blue Whales
	90	Risso's Dolphins

7/1	10	Blue Whales
	15	Humpback Whales
	20	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	90	Risso's Dolphins
	30	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

Sightings map is not available for this month.

Copyright © 2004 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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