Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

March 1-31, 2012
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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.

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Date #     Type of Animal(s)  

   
3/30 p.m. 11      Gray Whales    

   
3/30 a.m. 15      Gray Whales    
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins    

  Surf Scoters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Surf Scoters (March 26, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
3/29 p.m.     Gray Whales  

 
3/29 a.m.     Gray Whales  
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  200      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/28 p.m.     Gray Whales  
  10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  100      Risso's Dolphins  

   
3/28 a.m.     Gray Whales   Two Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Sea Lions (March 26, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
  10      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/27 a.m. 18      Gray Whales  
   10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  

 
3/26 p.m. 15      Gray Whales  
      Elephant Seal  

 
3/26 a.m. 16      Gray Whales  
   300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins    
      Bottlenose Dolphins   Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (March 26, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

 
3/25 p.m. 20      Gray Whales  
   5      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  75      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/25 a.m. 15      Gray Whales  
  150      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/24 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   4      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  100      Risso's Dolphins    

  Humpback Whale tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Humpback Whale Tails (March 23, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
3/23 p.m.     Gray Whales  
   2      Humpback Whales  
   20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
   250      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/23 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   4      Humpback Whales (friendly)  
   35      Pacific White-sided Dolphins    
   250      Risso's Dolphins   Risso's Dolphin breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin Breaching (March 23, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

 
3/22 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   2      Humpback Whales (breaching)  

 
3/21 p.m. 11      Gray Whales  
   4      Humpback Whales  

 
3/21 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   8      Humpback Whales  
      Killer Whales  
   3      Black-footed Albatross  

 
3/20 p.m. 20      Gray Whales    
   300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   Killer Whale and Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale and Black-footed Albatross
(March 17, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
   10      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/20 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  

 
3/19 p.m.     Gray Whales  

 
3/19 a.m. 12      Gray Whales  

 
3/17 p.m.     Killer Whales  

 
3/17 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   2      Humpback Whales  

  Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tails (March 17, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
3/16 a.m. 16      Gray Whales  
   4      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  

 
3/15 p.m.     Gray Whales  
   80      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/15 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins    

  Gray Whale breaching, photo by Everett Robinson
Gray Whale Breaching (March 12, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Everett Robinson
3/14 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   700      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  

 
3/12 p.m.     Gray Whales (mom with calf, breaching)  

 
3/12 a.m. 16      Gray Whales  

 
3/11 p.m. 16      Gray Whales  

 
3/11 a.m.     Gray Whales  

 
3/10 p.m.     Gray Whales  

   
3/10 a.m. 18      Gray Whales   Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (March 9, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
   45      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/10 early a.m. 16      Gray Whales  
   45      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/9 p.m.     Gray Whales  

 
3/9 a.m.     Killer Whale  

 
3/8 p.m. 10      Gray Whales  
   7      Risso's Dolphins  

   
3/8 a.m.     Gray Whales   Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (March 8, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins  

 
3/7 a.m. 12      Gray Whales  
   1      Blackfooted Albatross  

 
3/4 a.m.     Gray Whales (12 in the distance)  
   700      Risso's Dolphins  

 
3/3 p.m.     Gray Whales    

   
3/3 a.m.     Gray Whales    

   
3/2 a.m.     Gray Whales    


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