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

May 1-31, 2018
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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)

5/31 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales

5/30 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  3 Bottlenose Dolphins
  3 Harbor Porpoise
  1 Black-footed Albatross

5/30 8 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair)

5/29 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales

5/29 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales

5/29 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
  10 Harbor Porpoise

5/28 5:30 p.m. 1 Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale
  10 Harbor Porpoise

5/28 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales

5/28 1 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales

5/28 11 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
  10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  5 Harbor Porpoise
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
  2 Black-footed Albatross

5/28 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  1 Black-footed Albatross

5/28 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Risso's Dolphins
  2 Blue Sharks

5/27 4:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  3 Blue Whales
  20 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Black-footed Albatross

5/27 2 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  3 Blue Whales

5/27 1 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
  3 Blue Whales
  3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

5/27 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  250 Risso's Dolphins
  11 Harbor Porpoise
  3 Black-footed Albatross

5/27 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  65 Risso's Dolphins
  14 Harbor Porpoise

5/27 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   Blue Whales
  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  500 Risso's Dolphins
  40 Harbor Porpoise

5/26 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  45 Risso's Dolphins

5/26 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  45 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Black-footed Albatross

5/26 8 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   30 Risso's Dolphins

5/25 4:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  2 Harbor Porpoise

5/25 2 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales
  2 Harbor Porpoise

5/25 1 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
  1 Northern Fur Seal

5/25 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  8 Harbor Porpoise (1 cow/calf pair)

5/25 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales

5/24 2 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
  3 Harbor Porpoise

5/24 1 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
  6 Harbor Porpoise

5/24 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
  150 Risso's Dolphins

5/24 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
  20 Risso's Dolphins
  8 Harbor Porpoise

5/24 8 a.m.
8 hour All Day
25 Humpback Whales

5/23 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  8 Harbor Porpoise

5/23 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  18 Risso's Dolphins
  8 Harbor Porpoise

5/22 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  10 Harbor Porpoise

5/22 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  30 Risso's Dolphins
  15 Harbor Porpoise
  5 Black-footed Albatross

5/21 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100 Risso's Dolphins
  15 Harbor Porpoise
  17 Black-footed Albatross

5/21 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
  150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  5 Harbor Porpoise
  6 Black-footed Albatross

5/21 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  250 Risso's Dolphins

5/20 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
  6 Harbor Porpoise

5/20 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
  50 Risso's Dolphins

5/20 8 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   140 Risso's Dolphins
  8 Harbor Porpoise

5/19 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales

5/19 1 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  4 Gray Whales

5/19 9 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales
  4 Gray Whales
  60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  80 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Black-footed Albatross

5/19 8 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales (cow/calf breaching)
  50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100 Risso's Dolphins

5/19 8 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales (cow/calf breaching)
8 hour All Day   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  250 Risso's Dolphins

5/18 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
  150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  75 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Harbor Porpoise
  7 Black-footed Albatross
  1 Northern Fur Seal

5/18 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300 Risso's Dolphins
  100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins

5/17 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  10 Harbor Porpoise

5/17 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
(1 breached for 40 minutes!)
  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Risso's Dolphins

5/16 2 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales
  10 Risso's Dolphins
  20 Harbor Porpoise

5/16 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
  300 Risso's Dolphins
  50 Harbor Porpoise

5/15 2 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
  200 Risso's Dolphins

5/15 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  2 Fin Whales
  500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  15 Risso's Dolphins
  3 Blue Sharks

5/15 8 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
  35 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Risso's Dolphins
  13 Blue Sharks
  1 Mola-Mola (ocean sunfish)

5/14 1 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales
  800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300 Northern Right-whale Dolphins
  2 Black-footed Albatross
  1 Mola-Mola (ocean sunfish)

5/14 9 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales
  1,800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  400 Northern Right-whale Dolphins
  25 Risso's Dolphins
  40 Harbor Porpoise

5/14 8 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
  350 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins
  40 Risso's Dolphins
  100 Harbor Porpoise
  2 Black-footed Albatross

5/14 8 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair)
8 hour All Day   2 Fin Whales
  2 Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)
  2,500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  800 Northern Right-whale Dolphins
  250 Risso's Dolphins

5/13 2 p.m. 28 Feeding Humpback Whales
  15 Risso's Dolphins

5/13 1 p.m. 27 Humpback Whales

5/13 9 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
  5 Killer Whales
  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  80 Risso's Dolphins

5/13 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  7 Killer Whales
  40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  60 Risso's Dolphins
  40 Harbor Porpoise
  1 Blue Shark

5/13 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   7 Killer Whales
  5 Fin Whales
  120 Risso's Dolphins
  6 Harbor Porpoise

5/12 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales

5/12 1 p.m. 13 Humpback Whales

5/12 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  1 Gray Whale
  16 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Risso's Dolphins
  2 Harbor Porpoise

5/12 8 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
  220 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Harbor Porpoise
  2 Black-footed Albatross

5/12 8 a.m. 42 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300 Risso's Dolphins
  6 Harbor Porpoise

5/11 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  1 Blue Whale
  12 Fin Whales
  120 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Risso's Dolphins
  2 Harbor Porpoise
  8 Black-footed Albatross

5/11 8 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  1 Blue Whale
  10 Fin Whales
  40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  120 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Harbor Porpoise
  10 Black-footed Albatross

5/11 8 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   20 Fin Whales
  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  600 Risso's Dolphins

5/10 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
  4 Fin Whales
  35 Risso's Dolphins
  2 Harbor Porpoise
  5 Black-footed Albatross

5/10 8 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
  8 Harbor Porpoise

5/10 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   4 Fin whales
  150 Risso's Dolphins

5/9 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  50 Risso's Dolphins
  10 Harbor Porpoise

5/9 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
  2 Gray Whales
  90 Risso's Dolphins
  2 Black-footed Albatross

5/8 2 p.m. 39 Killer Whales
  5 Humpback Whales
  5 Black-footed Albatross

5/8 9 a.m. 39 Killer Whales
  8 Humpback Whales
  1 Black-footed Albatross

5/7 9 a.m. 25+ Killer Whales
  9 Humpback Whales
  140 Risso's Dolphins
  3 Blue Sharks

5/7 8 a.m. 25+ Killer Whales
  6 Humpback Whales
  150 Risso's Dolphins
  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  2 Harbor Porpoise
  1 Black-footed Albatross

5/7 8 a.m. 27 Killer Whales (feeding on a Gray Whale)
8 hour All Day   8 Humpback Whales

5/6 9 a.m. 11 Killer Whales
  12 Humpback Whales
  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Risso's Dolphins
  12 Black-footed Albatross

5/6 8 a.m. 11 Killer Whales
  18 Humpback Whales
  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  1 Long-beaked Common Dolphin
  400 Risso's Dolphins
  60 Black-footed Albatross

5/6 8 a.m. 11 Killer Whales
8 hour All Day   14 Humpback Whales
  250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  400 Risso's Dolphins

5/5 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  30 Risso's Dolphins
  6 Harbor Porpoise

5/5 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  10 Risso's Dolphins

5/5 9 a.m. 13 Killer Whales
  8 Humpback Whales
  40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150 Risso's Dolphins
  15 Black-footed Albatross

5/5 8 a.m. 13 Killer Whales
  13 Humpback Whales
  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  315 Risso's Dolphins
  15 Black-footed Albatross

5/5 8 a.m. 13 Killer Whales (predation event!)
8 hour All Day   10 Humpback Whales
  100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100 Risso's Dolphins

5/4 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
  5 Risso's Dolphins

5/4 1 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  10 Risso's Dolphins

5/4 9 a.m. 4 Killer Whales
  20 Humpback Whales
  5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

5/4 8 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales
  175 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100 Risso's Dolphins

5/4 8 a.m. 4 Killer Whales
8 hour All Day   20 Humpback Whales
  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150 Risso's Dolphins

5/3 2 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
  15 Risso's Dolphins
  200 Harbor Porpoise

5/3 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
  700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  600 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Elephant Seal
  1 Blue Shark
  9 Black-footed Albatross

5/3 8 a.m. 38 Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day   500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  250 Risso's Dolphins

5/2 2 p.m. 33 Humpback Whales
  65 Risso's Dolphins

5/2 9 a.m. 10 Killer Whales
  4 Humpback Whales
  50 Risso's Dolphins
  4 Blue Sharks
  6 Black-footed Albatross

5/1 9 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales
  200 Risso's Dolphins

   Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (May 29, 2018)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin and leaping Anchovie, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin and leaping Anchovie
(May 28, 2018)

Risso's Dolphin playing with kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin playing with kelp (May 27, 2018)

Shearwater, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Shearwater (May 26, 2018)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (May 26, 2018)

Biennial Great Pacific Race, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Rowers preparing for the Biennial Great Pacific Race
that begins on June 2nd (May 26, 2018)
2, and 4 (& one 3) person boats; 6 crews; 17 people;
row from Monterey to Hawaii; about 3,000 miles
and it takes 40-75 days

Humpback Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tail (May 21, 2018)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (May 21, 2018)

California Sea Lion eating a Mola Mola (ocean sunfish), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion
eating a Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
(May 21, 2018)

Risso's Dolphin porpoising and  Pacific White-sided Dolphin (below, in water), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin porpoising and
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (below, in water)
(May 18, 2018)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (May 17, 2018)

Head slapping Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Head slapping Humpback Whale
(May 17, 2018)

California Brown Pelican, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelican (May 14, 2018)

Lunge Feeding Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge Feeding Fin Whale (May 14, 2018)

Lunge Feeding Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge Feeding Humpback Whales (May 14, 2018)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (May 14, 2018)

Spy hopping Northern Right Whale Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Spy hopping Northern Right Whale Dolphin
(May 14, 2018)

Lunge feeding Humpback Whale with Anchovies flying, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge feeding Humpback Whale with Anchovies flying
(May 14, 2018)

Humpback Whale tail and a Sooty Shearwater, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail and a Sooty Shearwater
(May 14, 2018)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (May 13, 2018)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (May 13, 2018)

Risso's dolphin at end of breach right before re-entering water, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin at end of breach,
right before re-entering the water
(May 11, 2018)

Humpback Whales cow and calf pair, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales cow and calf pair
(May 11, 2018)

Humpback Whales Lunge Feeding near shore, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales Lunge Feeding near shore
(May 11, 2018)

Fin Whale, note light right jaw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale, note light lower right jaw
(May 11, 2018)

Fin Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whales (May 11, 2018)

Northern Fur Seal , photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (May 11, 2018)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (May 7, 2018)

Killer Whale with Black-footed Albatrosses, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale with Black-footed Albatrosses
(May 5, 2018)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (May 4, 2018)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (May 3, 2018)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (May 3, 2018)

Northern Right Whale Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (May 3, 2018)

Pod of Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pod of Killer Whales (May 2, 2018)

Killer Whale Matriarch, Emma, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale Matriarch, Emma (May 2, 2018)

Black Turnstone, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black Turnstone (May 2, 2018)

Humpback Whale Tails , photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tails (May 1, 2018)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins (May 1, 2018)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (May 1, 2018)






All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta



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