Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
June 1-30, 2018

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) 6/30 5:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/30 2 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (sprouting, lunge-feeding) 6/30 1 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding) 6/30 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding)   30 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/30 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   130 Risso's Dolphins 6/29 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales   1 Blue Whale   60 Risso's Dolphins   1 Harbor Porpoise 6/29 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec-slapping, & tail throws)   75 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   1 Black-footed Albatross 6/29 8 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching & lateral lunge-feeding)   80 Risso's Dolphins 6/28 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws, pec slapping)   110 Risso's Dolphins   2 Harbor Porpoise 6/27 2 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales   5 Harbor Porpoise 6/27 1 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (breaching!)   45 Risso's Dolphins 6/27 9 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales   40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   60 Risso's Dolphins   3 Black-footed Albatross 6/27 8 a.m. 45 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins 6/26 2 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales (breaching, lunging)   25 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/26 9 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales (breaching)   50 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   1 Tufted Puffin   1 Juvenile Nazca Booby   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/26 8 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail slaps, pec slaps)   150 Risso's Dolphins (breaching) 6/25 2 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales (breaching)   120 Risso's Dolphins 6/25 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (breaching)   255 Risso's Dolphins 6/25 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales (breaching & lunge-feeding)   150 Risso's Dolphins (breaching)   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/24 5:30 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins 6/24 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   80 Risso's Dolphins 6/24 9 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales   1 Blue Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/24 8 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   2 Blue Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins   2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/24 8 a.m. 8 hour All Day   100 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding and breaching)   200 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/23 2 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins 6/23 1 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (two cow/calf pairs)   20 Risso's Dolphins 6/23 9 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales   80 Risso's Dolphins 6/23 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   80 Risso's Dolphins 6/23 8 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   250 Risso's Dolphins   2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/22 2 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (breaching and tail-lobbing) 6/22 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/22 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair & peck-slapping)   2 Blue Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins 6/22 8 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair)   2 Blue Whales   25 Risso's Dolphins 6/21 1 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (tail throws and breaching)   150 Risso's Dolphins 6/21 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair   50 Risso's Dolphins 6/21 8 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching and lunge-feeding)   50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins 6/20 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   60 Risso's Dolphins 6/20 8 a.m. 33 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   300-400 Risso's Dolphins 6/19 1 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair breaching) 6/19 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair breaching)   4 Fin Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins 6/19 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (breaching)   4 Fin Whales   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins 6/18 1 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair tail-slapping, and pec-slapping plus one breach)   20 Risso's Dolphins 6/18 9 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale   1 Blue Whale   8 Fin Whales (1 lunge feeding)   100 Risso's Dolphins 6/18 8 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   4 Blue Whales   25 Fin Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 6/17 5:30 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (tail-throwing and pec-slapping) 6/17 2 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale   3 Blue Whales   5 Fin Whales (lunge feeding) 6/17 1 p.m. 5 Blue Whales   15 Fin Whales (lunge feeding)   100 Risso's Dolphins 6/17 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales   6 Blue Whales (lunge-feeding)   7 Fin Whales (lunge-feeding)   200 Risso's Dolphins (feeding) 6/17 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales   5 Blue Whales (lunge-feeding)   5 Fin Whales (lunge-feeding)   400 Risso's Dolphins (feeding) 6/17 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (hour long breaching Humpback Whale) 8 hour All Day   2 Blue Whales (lunge-feeding)   4 Fin Whales (lunge-feeding)   100 Risso's Dolphins 6/16 2 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales 6/16 1 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (Breaching Humpback Whales for 30+ mins) 6/16 9 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   1 Fin Whale   80 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 6/16 8 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   80 Risso's Dolphins 6/16 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   1 Blue Whale   100 Risso's Dolphins 6/15 2 p.m. 33 Humpback Whales 6/15 9 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins   3 Harbor Porpoise 6/15 8 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales   10 Risso's Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 6/14 2 p.m. 25 Humpback Whales   2 Harbor Porpoise 6/14 9 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales   3 Fin Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins 6/14 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales   1 Fin Whale   40 Risso's Dolphins 6/13 9 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales   11 Harbor Porpoise 6/13 8 a.m. 29 Humpback Whales   10 Harbor Porpoise 6/12 9 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales 6/12 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales 6/11 9 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales Point Sur Clipper 1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/11 9 a.m. Sea Wolf II 23 Humpback Whales 6/10 9 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales   6 Harbor Porpoise 6/10 8 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales   45 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/9 9 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair)   4 Harbor Porpoise 6/9 8 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales   5 Harbor Porpoise 6/8 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales   7 Risso's Dolphins   2 Harbor Porpoise   2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/8 8 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins   1 Blue Shark   3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/7 9 a.m. Point Sur Clipper 15 Humpback Whales 6/7 9 a.m. Sea Wolf II 11 Humpback Whales 6/6 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   2 Harbor Porpoise   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/5 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales Point Sur Clipper 5 Bottlenose Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/5 9 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales Sea Wolf II 15 Bottlenose Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/4 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   2 Harbor Porpoise   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/3 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (1 breaching calf)   6 Risso's Dolphins 6/3 1 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales   35 Risso's Dolphins 6/3 9 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales   1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   160 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/3 8 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales   700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   150 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   35 Risso's Dolphins     Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/3 8 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales 8 hour All Day   1,200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   250 Risso's Dolphins   25 Harbor Porpoise 6/2 2 p.m. 18 Humpback Whales   5 Harbor Porpoise 6/2 1 p.m. 22 Humpback Whales 6/2 9 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales   150 Risso's Dolphins   6 Harbor Porpoise   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 6/2 8 a.m. 33 Humpback Whales   300 Risso's Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)   1 Black-footed Albatross 6/1 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales   300 Risso's Dolphins   2 Harbor Porpoise

Two Humpback Whales (June 30, 2018) Pigeon Guillemont with breakfast (June 25, 2018) Humpback Whale breaching calf (Mom's pectoral fin) (June 25, 2018) Black-footed Albatross (June 25, 2018) Risso's Dolphins by the Point Pinos Lighthouse (June 24, 2018) Humpback Whale Lunge-feeding (note pectoral fin) (June 23, 2018) Humpback Whales Lunge-feeding (note baleen) (June 23, 2018) Two Blue Whales (June 22, 2018) Black-crowned Night Heron (June 21, 2018) Young Humpback Whale Breaching next to Mom (June 19, 2018) Breaching Humpback Whale (June 19, 2018) Humpback Whale tail-lobbing near shore (June 19, 2018) Pacific White-sided Dolphins and Risso's Dolphin (June 19, 2018) Blue Whale Tail (June 18, 2018) Southern Sea Otter with a double order of crab (June 18, 2018) Fin Whale Blow (June 17, 2018) Fin Whale Lunge-Feeding (June 17, 2018) Humpback Whale breaching near the Sea Wolf II (June 16, 2018) 3 Humpback Whales (June 15, 2018) Humpback Whale Tail (June 14, 2018) Risso's Dolphin breaching (June 14, 2018) Humpback Whale tail and Humpback Whale breaching (June 9, 2018) Brown Pelican (June 5, 2018) Bottlenose Dolphin with California Sea Lions (June 5, 2018) Humpback Whales pec slapping (June 4, 2018) Humpback Whale breaching close to shore (June 4, 2018) Risso's Dolphins (June 3, 2018) Female Southern Sea Otter (June 3, 2018) Anemone (June 3, 2018) Lunge Feeding Humpback Whale (June 3, 2018) 5 Humpback Whales (June 2, 2018) Harbor Porpoise (June 2, 2018) Risso's Dolphin (June 2, 2018) Risso's Dolphin with "rooster tail" (June 2, 2018) Risso's Dolphin (June 2, 2018) All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta

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