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Fluke of Stitches Confirmed in the catalog

Stitches @5

The name Stitches came from a scar on his dorsal -- see Kate Spencer's encounter from May 5, 2015 -- the scar looks like massive Frankenstein stitches, probably from a ship strike with a small outboard motor. Stitches is known as a male from research by NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Monterey Bay · North Pacific

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87 Following 367 Followers
153
Sightings
15
Years
0
Crossings
Last 12 months 11 sightings
  1. N 2025-11: 1 sighting
  2. D 2025-12: 0 sightings
  3. J 2026-01: 0 sightings
  4. F 2026-02: 0 sightings
  5. M 2026-03: 0 sightings
  6. A 2026-04: 0 sightings
  7. M 2026-05: 0 sightings
  8. J 2026-06: 0 sightings
  9. J 2026-07: 4 sightings
  10. A 2026-08: 2 sightings
  11. S 2026-09: 4 sightings
  12. O 2026-10: 0 sightings

Activities

13 in Risa
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 Monterey, Again and Always Jul 12 – Sep 25, 2026 · Monterey Bay · 10 sightings Deepest dive76 m Longest dive3:13
Activity map — real sighting points on an OpenStreetMap basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors
 Autumn in Familiar Waters Aug 13 – Nov 29, 2025 · Monterey Bay · 3 sightings Deepest dive66 m Longest dive2:19
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 Monterey Summer May 25 – Oct 21, 2024 · Monterey Bay · 6 sightings Deepest dive221 m Longest dive7:27
Activity map — real sighting points on an OpenStreetMap basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors
 Summer Residence Jul 3 – Oct 4, 2023 · Monterey Bay · 5 sightings Deepest dive195 m Longest dive6:34
Activity map — real sighting points on an OpenStreetMap basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors
 Monterey Return Oct 16 – 17, 2022 · Monterey Bay · 2 sightings Deepest dive66 m Longest dive2:51
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 August Familiar Waters Aug 21 – 31, 2021 · Monterey Bay · 4 sightings Deepest dive131 m Longest dive5:49
Activity map — real sighting points on an OpenStreetMap basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors
 Monterey Bay · Oct – Nov 2019 Oct 24 – Nov 2, 2019 · Monterey Bay · 3 sightings Deepest dive96 m Longest dive3:37
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 Monterey Bay · Aug – Oct 2018 Aug 21 – Oct 18, 2018 · Monterey Bay · 20 sightings Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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 Banderas Bay · Dec 2017 Dec 21, 2017 · Banderas Bay · 1 sighting Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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 Banderas Bay · Jan 2017 Jan 3, 2017 · Banderas Bay · 1 sighting Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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 Monterey Bay · Apr – Sep 2015 Apr 21 – Sep 12, 2015 · Monterey Bay · 45 sightings Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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 Monterey Bay · Jun – Nov 2014 Jun 22 – Nov 3, 2014 · Monterey Bay · 5 sightings Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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 Monterey Bay · May – Jul 2012 May 6 – Jul 22, 2012 · Monterey Bay · 2 sightings Deepest dive— Longest dive—

✳ Dive stats modelled, not measured

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