- 12 - Non-grid Mammals Mammals were numerous in both non-grid sections. In the Santa Barbara Channel whales and porpoise appeared to be common, yet no seals were sighted. Two separate recordings of the Gray Whale were made along with one sighting of a pod of Pilot Whales, and three separate observations of porpoise schools: one of Striped Porpoise, one of Baird's Porpoise, and one a mixture of the previous two. Along the southern non-grid section mammals were more diverse and abundant than in the northern section. Apparently the same food source that attracted so many birds also accounted for the presence of large numbers of seals and porpoise. Thirty-six Otarids were recorded: 28 Seals (probably Fur Seals), 7 California Sea Lions, and 1 Stellar's Sea Lion, most of them occurring singly. Porpoise were equally numerous as 11 schools of 181 individuals were logged: 5 schools of Dall Porpoise from 6-50 in number, 2 of Striped, 1 of Baird's, 1 a mixture of the previous two, and 2 of Porpoise sp. Marine Mammal Sightings Outside Grid TOTALS: Whales: 15 Otarids: 36 Porpoise:213 North Leg Gray Whale 3 Pilot Whale 12 Seal 0 Calif. Sea Lion 0 Stellar's Sea Lion 0 Baird's Porpoise 24 Dall Porpoise 0 Striped Porpoise 15 Porpoise (sp.?) 0 54 South Leg 0 0 28 1 7 19 104 31 20 210