Benz (TMMC) @877
This whale is known from research conducted by Cascadia Research Collective and collaborators, and is known in Mexico to ECOBAC from the photo-identification catalog of humpback whale of Banderas Bay, Mexico (FIBB catalog)
Monterey Bay · North Pacific
66 Following 13 Followers44
Sightings
14
Years
1
Crossings
Sightings by year
2012 – 20252012
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2023
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Trophy case
3 earnedFirst of the Year
Decade Veteran
5 Bays Visited
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Pods
66 followingWings @936 since Nov 28, 2025
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Cloud Lightning (California) @3639 since May 19, 2024
Murph - 2018-2019 calf of Ruth @34578 since May 19, 2024
CRC-10118 @5445 since May 18, 2024
Recent activity
Santa Barbara Channel · Nov 2025 Nov 28, 2025 · Santa Barbara Channel — deepest North Pacific · Dec 2024 Dec 25, 2024 · North Pacific — deepest Monterey Bay · May 2024 May 18, 2024 · Monterey Bay — deepest Gulf of the Farallones · Jun 2023 Jun 17, 2023 · Gulf of the Farallones — deepest
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