On June 15th 2011, Keith Stemler of Monterey caught a pod of 3 Killer Whales on video in Monterey Harbor just off of the Coastguard Pier. Killer Whales are not strangers to the Monterey Bay but what’s amazing is to see them in the harbor this close to shore.
It’s possible that they were hunting Sea Lions which are quite plentiful in the harbor. The shallow waters of the harbor usually offer protection to sea lions from their predators such as Killer Whales and Sharks as they tend to stay in deeper water.
Scuba Divers and beach goers need not worry as there has never been a reported incident of a Killer Whale attack on a human.
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