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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 1-31, 2003
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 |
# |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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| 3/30 |
9 |
|
Gray Whales (two trips) |
| |
2 |
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Killer Whales |
| |
2 |
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Fin Whales * |
| |
350 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
100 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 3/29 p.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
6 |
|
Gray Whales * |
| |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale * |
|
| 3/29 a.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
|
Northern Fur Seal * |
|
| 3/28 |
8 |
|
Gray Whales (two trips) |
| |
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
| |
150 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
100 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
| |
15 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/27 |
|
|
No trip (weather) |
| |
500 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins * |
|
| 3/26 |
11 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
14 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
40 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
| |
7 |
|
Harbor Porpoise * |
|
| 3/25 |
7 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
640 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
40 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 3/24 |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
15 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/23 p.m. |
27 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
7 |
|
Killer Whales * |
|
| 3/23 a.m. |
15 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale * |
|
| 3/22 p.m. |
12 |
|
Killer Whales |
| |
150 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 3/22 a.m. |
20 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
500 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 3/21 |
10 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
2000 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
350 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins * |
| |
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 3/20 |
16 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/19 |
22 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
500 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
4 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 3/18 |
|
|
No trip (weather) |
|
| 3/17 |
|
|
No trip (weather) |
|
| 3/16 p.m. |
41 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/16 a.m. |
37 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/15 p.m. |
30 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 3/15 a.m. |
27 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
45 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
350 |
|
Risso's Dolphins * |
| |
4 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 3/14 p.m. |
|
|
No trip (weather) |
|
| 3/14 a.m. |
14 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
350 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 3/13 |
12 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
30+ |
|
Killer Whales (See Feature
Story) |
| |
2500 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
100 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins * |
| |
30 |
|
Common Dolphins |
| |
50 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins * |
|
| 3/12 |
28 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
15 |
|
Risso's Dolphins * |
| |
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise * |
|
| 3/11 |
18 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/10 |
14 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
2500 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
300 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/9 seabird |
14 |
|
Gray Whales |
| trip |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| 3/9 p.m. |
18 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/9 a.m. |
23 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
100 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
500 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
15 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 3/8 p.m. |
27 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/8 a.m. |
33 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 3/7 p.m. |
|
|
No trip (weather) |
|
| 3/7 a.m. |
18 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
50 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| |
200 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins * |
| |
450 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
20 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
| |
2 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins * |
|
| 3/6 |
300 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins * |
|
| 3/5 |
22 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
17 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 3/4 |
26 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
350 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
| |
55 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/3 |
24 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
2 |
|
Killer Whales |
| |
600 |
|
Long Beaked Common Dolphins |
|
| 3/2 p.m. |
18 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
60 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/2 a.m. |
26 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
7 |
|
Killer Whales * |
| |
40 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 3/1 p.m. |
26 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
60 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 3/1 a.m. |
23 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
45 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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Click for map of these sightings.
Sightings reported by B. Austin, D. Davi, G. Fisher, F/V Donna Kathleen,
D. Lemon, N. Lemon, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, S. Munro, H. Neece,
L. Oliver, T. Lorenz, R. Ternullo, H. Tiura, J. Williamson, K. Whitaker,
and an unknown observer.
Copyright © 2003 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information
is permitted without prior approval.
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Sightings List 3/1-3/31/03 |
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Copyright © 2003 Richard Ternullo
Last updated April 27, 2003
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