“Picture Perfect”!
Cover Image:
Transient Biggs Killer Whales travelling under a rainbow!
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Once in a while, one may be lucky enough to capture a picture of a moment with a Cetacean. It may be with dolphins bow-riding next to your boat or a humpback whale breaching close by. Orca are iconic here in British Columbia and they are frequently seen in different parts of the province. Taking pictures of Orca tend to be easier as compared to some of the other species since many Orca behaviours can take place near the surface of the ocean. Our cover image shows Orca surfacing and spouting (blowing) with a rainbow appearing further behind them, which makes for a “perfect picture”. We continue to receive many reports of sightings of Orca around BC, all Transient Orca, some with photos. There are still many Humpback whales being reported in various waterways as well as Pacific White-Sided dolphins and Dall’s porpoises.
The Federal Government (DFO) statement about watching whales in the wild: “To address disturbance in the presence of whales, a mandatory 400-metre vessel approach distance for all killer whales is in effect starting June 1, 2020 in all southern British Columbia coastal waters between Campbell River and just north of Ucluelet. The Marine Mammal Regulations continue to remain in effect year-round, including maintaining a minimum 200 metre approach distance from all killer whales in Canadian Pacific waters other than described above, and 100 metres for other whales, porpoises and dolphins OR 200 metres when the animal is in resting position or with a calf.”
WOWs works throughout the year, so please continue to keep your eyes open, and report your sightings to us.
Ivan Ng, Wild Ocean Whale Society
Society News & Events
Upcoming events:
Our annual Dwight Hall fundraising dinner, instrumental to maintain all of our basic programs and online presence, is now rescheduled for April 2022. We are confident that by then we will be able to hold a successful event.
Your donations are greatly needed and appreciated. We thank you greatly for your support!
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Work has been slowly prgressing to provide better links and information on our programs. It is taking a bit longer than anticipated to upload the fully redesigned website and ensure all internal links will work correctly. With all that we have going on throughout the Summer months, we anticipate that it will be uploaded in October. Please bear with us.
Real Time Monitoring Station Live Update
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Thank You to our Volunteers and Contributors!
Our team of online Volunteers continue to do a great job in making sure all your sightings reports are mapped and published regularly. Would you like to join us? We will not be accepting applications until October when we will have current availabilities posted.
Review our previous Volunteer Job Postings Job Postings are being revamped in conjunction with our web sites.
Sightings Update
SIGHTINGS MAP – ISSUE: 2021-028
TRANSIENT BIGGS KILLER WHALES
Sat Sep 25 2021
14:30 • 5 Biggs Orca ◦T037A◦ travelling, heading south just south of Zorro Bay Recreation Site, Zorro Bay, Montagu Channel, Howe Sound. See 1:18 in this video for footage of our encounter https://youtu.be/rTqfIBd5E6Q. ▫ From Kayak or Paddleboard
Mike McHolm, Jericho Beach Kayak Centre, BC
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales – T037A – travelling south by Zorro Bay, Howe Sound (see at 1:18)
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 – 1 items
Mike McHolm, Jericho Beach Kayak Centre, BC
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales – T037A – travelling south by Zorro Bay, Howe Sound (see at 1:18)
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 – 1 items
Mike McHolm, Jericho Beach Kayak Centre, BC
Fri Oct 01 2021
08:00 • Biggs Orca ◦T123s◦ heading east at Kelsey Bay, Johnstone Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
09:00 • Biggs Orca heading north outside of Nanaimo, Georgia Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
11:00 • Biggs Orca heading west towards Kitty Coleman Beach Park from top of Hornby Island, Georgia Strait.
Simon Piddock, Ocean EcoVentures Parksville
11:50 • 5 Biggs Orca heading north above Kye Bay, Comox, Georgia Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
13:54 • 7+ Biggs Orca breaching, heading north, Myrtle Point, Malaspina Strait. There were a couple of calves and a couple of big male dorsals. ▫ Observed from Shore
Jim Southern, Powell River, BC
14:44 • Biggs Orca taking long dives, by Grief Point, Malaspina Strait.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
15:39 • Biggs Orca milling, 1.5 miles off Shelter Point south of Campbell River, Georgia Strait. After a hunt.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales milling south of Campbell River, Georgia Strait
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 4 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales milling south of Campbell River, Georgia Strait
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 4 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:56 • Biggs Orca ◦T101s◦ off the Powell River Mill (Pulp & Paper), pointing at Harwood Island, Malaspina Strait.
Simon Piddock, Ocean EcoVentures Parksville
15:58 • 3 Biggs Orca ◦T101s◦ heading west along Harwood Island Sandbanks (Bluffs), Malaspina Strait. Never found the others Jim reported. They may have turned or hugged the Texada shore. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
17:06 • Biggs Orca ◦T037s,T100s◦ heading north at Cape Mudge , entering Discovery Passage.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales- T100s & T037As – travelling by Cape Mudge
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 2 items
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales- T100s & T037As – travelling by Cape Mudge
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 2 items
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Sat Oct 02 2021
08:30 • 3 Biggs Orca heading south in front of Discovery Harbour Marina, Campbell River, Discovery Passage.
Stephen Gabrysh, Campbell River Whale Watching
09:20 • Biggs Orca heading south a bit below Chatham Point, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
09:55 • Biggs Orca at Chatham Point, Johnstone Strait.
10:20 • est. 8 Biggs Orca headed from Chatham Point toward Nodales Channel, Discovery Passage. Two groups split. Two big fins. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
11:00 • Biggs Orca moving slowly; milling, heading north at Chatham Point, Discovery Passage.
12:03 • Biggs Orca ◦T037s,T100s,T137s◦ moving slowly, heading north at Turn Island, Johnstone Strait.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:40 • Biggs Orca ◦T037As,T049A1,T049A2,T100s,T123s◦ breaching, Rock Bay, Johnstone Strait. Holding in the flood tide after hunting.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales- T123s, T049A1 & T049A2 – after a sealion hunt
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 – 6 items
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales- T123s, T049A1 & T049A2 – after a sealion hunt
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 – 6 items
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
13:50 • Biggs Orca ◦T002Cs◦ off Picton Point headed toward Shoal Bay, Cordero Channel. Possible ID. ▫ Second Hand
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
13:50 • 4 Biggs Orca moving slowly, heading north at Menzies Bay Pulp Mill just above Campbell River, Discovery Passage.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:29 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦ going into Phillips Arm.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:44 • Biggs Orca frolicking, off Rock Bay, Johnstone Strait.
Eliot Richter, Blind Channel Resort
15:35 • Biggs Orca moving slowly, heading east at Little Bear Bay, Johnstone Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:40 • Biggs Orca ◦T002Cs◦ heading west at Gillard Islands, Yuculta Rapids.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:15 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦ at Richard Point, Phillips Arm. They chased some PWDs into the river and took a sea lion at Shirley Creek. ▫ Leaving the Scene
18:35 • Biggs Orca by Butterfly Bay , entering Mayne Passage. Two big fins.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
Sun Oct 03 2021
08:25 • Biggs Orca heading north, Seymour Narrows, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
Mon Oct 04 2021
07:55 • Biggs Orca moving quickly, heading north in Seymour Narrows.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
08:50 • Biggs Orca heading south in Seymour Narrows.
Ashley Rafaouii, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:58 • 5 Biggs Orca bucking tide, heading south in Seymour Narrows. 2 large fins & 3 small fins.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:10 • Biggs Orca Duncan Bay, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
Tue Oct 05 2021
06:53 • est. 5-6 Biggs Orca heading south off Kelsey Bay, Johnstone Strait.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
15:00 • Biggs Orca travelling past Goose Spit, Comox, Baynes Sound.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
Wed Oct 06 2021
12:30 • Biggs Orca heading north, Greene Point, Cordero Channel.
Radio, overheard or call out
13:30 • Biggs Orca taking long dives 1 NM east of Loughborough Inlet. Very tight to Mainland shore.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
14:05 • 2 Biggs Orca heading east, Ripple Point, Johnstone Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
15:15 • 2 Biggs Orca heading south at Chatham Point, Discovery Passage.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales travelling close to shore
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 – 3 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales travelling close to shore
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 – 3 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whale – Rocky – in Desolation Sound
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 – 1 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whale – Rocky – in Desolation Sound
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 – 1 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Orca surfacing and blowing close to shore
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 2 items
Wild Waterways Adventures
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Orca surfacing and blowing close to shore
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 2 items
Wild Waterways Adventures
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Male Transient Biggs Killer Whale at Ketchikan, Clover Pass
Wed, 6 Oct 2021 – 1 items
Doug Burkett
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Male Transient Biggs Killer Whale at Ketchikan, Clover Pass
Wed, 6 Oct 2021 – 1 items
Doug Burkett
HUMPBACK WHALES
Fri Oct 01 2021
09:35 • 1 Humpback Whales heading south at the Cape Mudge Red Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:10 • Humpback Whales Elk Bay, Discovery Passage.
10:35 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south just outside of Kanish Bay, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
11:40 • 5 Humpback Whales at Cracroft Point, West Cracroft Island, Johnstone Strait.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
11:50 • 1 Humpback Whales still off the Cape Mudge Red Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:26 • 2 Humpback Whales at Plumper Bay across from Browns Bay, Discovery Passage.
Esther Hollink, Brown’s Bay Resort
12:45 • 2 Humpback Whales tight to shore by Browns Bay, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
13:15 • 1 Humpback Whales milling, in the area of Greensea Bay on the west side of Sonora Island, Discovery Passage.
13:55 • 1 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading south at Browns Bay, Discovery Passage.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Humpback Whales
Humpback blowing close to shore
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 1 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Humpback Whales
Humpback blowing close to shore
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 1 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
14:00 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south at April Point, Discovery Passage.
14:40 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0291 KC◦ heading south approaching Race Point, Discovery Passage.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:50 • 2 Humpback Whales half way between Comox (Little River) Ferry Terminal and Powell River Mill (Pulp & Paper), Georgia Strait.
Heather Harbord, Powell River, BC
Sat Oct 02 2021
08:25 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north by April Point, Discovery Passage. ▫ Second Hand
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
08:47 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north at Walcan Seafood Quadra Island, Discovery Passage.
Stephen Gabrysh, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:52 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north close to Walcan Seafood Quadra Island.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:18 • 1 Humpback Whales heading south at Yellow Island, Discovery Passage.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
Sun Oct 03 2021
07:48 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north off Francisco Point on Quadra Island, Sutil Channel.
Tyler Bruce, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:04 • est. 2+ Humpback Whales south of Rebecca Rocks, Georgia Strait.
Riley Grantham, Wild Ocean Whale Society
08:25 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south, Rock Bay, Johnstone Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
10:46 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south at Rock Point, Johnstone Strait.
Eliot Richter, Blind Channel Resort
14:12 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCY Callahan,BCY0057 Niagara◦ between Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy and Spoil Grounds, Georgia Strait.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:15 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0785 Mathematician,BCZ0004 Stripe◦ heading south at Race Point, Discovery Passage.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
15:06 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south off April Point, Discovery Passage.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:37 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south off Cape Mudge Village on Quadra Island, Discovery Passage.
15:59 • 2 Humpback Whales angling towards Willow Point, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:00 • 3 Humpback Whales milling, off Manson Passage, Georgia Strait.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:39 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north, north of Harwood Island Sandbanks (Bluffs), Malaspina Strait.
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
16:45 • 2 Humpback Whales southeast of Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
16:45 • 3 Humpback Whales off Manson Passage, Georgia Strait.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
17:18 • est. 8-10 Humpback Whales between Harwood Island and Texada Island, Malaspina Strait.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
Mon Oct 04 2021
15:00 • est. 5+ Humpback Whales Montgomery Bank, Georgia Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
15:00 • 2 Humpback Whales heading east at Francisco Point, Quadra Island, Sutil Channel.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:45 • 4 Humpback Whales Francisco Point, Quadra Island.
15:45 • 2 Humpback Whales Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
Radio, overheard or call out
16:56 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south along the shoreline of Dogfish Bay at the southeast end of Quadra Island, Sutil Channel.
17:25 • 2 Humpback Whales playing, off Francisco Point, Quadra Island, Sutil Channel. Along with about 10 Steller Sealions.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
Tue Oct 05 2021
09:40 • 5 Humpback Whales milling, off Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
10:25 • 3 Humpback Whales heading north between Francisco Point and Marina Reef, Sutil Channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:34 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north past Myrtle Point, Malaspina Strait.
Jim Southern, Powell River, BC
11:28 • est. 4-5 Humpback Whales near the Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy at Wilby Shoals, Georgia Strait.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
16:08 • 2 Humpback Whales south of Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
Tyler Bruce, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:06 • est. 2+ Humpback Whales heading south from the north side of Rebecca Rocks, Malaspina Strait.
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
17:13 • 2 Humpback Whales breaching, close to the south end of Harwood Island, Malaspina Strait.
Barry Rice, Powell River, BC
Wed Oct 06 2021
07:20 • Humpback Whales at Knox Bay, West Thurlow Island, Johnstone Strait. Hanging out with a large group of Dalls.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
08:48 • 4 Humpback Whales heading north off the Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
Tyler Bruce, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:22 • 3 Humpback Whales heading south over towards the Texada Island cell tower, Malaspina Strait. Just below the surface.
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
11:58 • 3 Humpback Whales just south of the Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
12:25 • Humpback Whales at Menzies Bay, Discovery Passage.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
12:25 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north-east, Chatham Point heading into Nodales Channel, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
13:03 • 1 Humpback Whales at Turn Island, Johnstone Strait.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
13:25 • Humpback Whales Granite Point, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
13:44 • Humpback Whales heading north in Discovery Passage. Off Austrian Chalet.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:50 • 2 Humpback Whales just outside of Kanish Bay, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
13:52 • 2 Humpback Whales breaching, at Raven Bay on Texada Island, Malaspina Strait.
Jim Southern, Powell River, BC
14:00 • 1 Humpback Whales milling, Kanish Bay.
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
14:02 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north Vancouver Island side in front of Campbell River, Anchor Inn, Discovery Passage.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:25 • Humpback Whales mid channel Cape Mudge Village on Quadra Island, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
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Humpback Whales
Humpback -Hope, calf of Stingray BCZ0409 – with healing injury
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 – 1 items
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
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Humpback Whales
Humpback -Hope, calf of Stingray BCZ0409 – with healing injury
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 – 1 items
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
PACIFIC WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
Fri Oct 01 2021
09:30 • est. 100 PWS Dolphins at Elk Point, Discovery Passage.
Reuben Buerge, Wild Waterways Adventures
09:50 • PWS Dolphins Walcan Seafood Quadra Island, Discovery Passage. Small group.
Radio, overheard or call out
10:05 • PWS Dolphins abeam Knox Bay, West Thurlow Island, Johnstone Strait. Small group playing in the wake of a yacht.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
12:31 • est. 200 PWS Dolphins near Howe Island, Nodales Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided Dolphins leaping through the air!
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 4 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided Dolphins leaping through the air!
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 – 4 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
16:20 • PWS Dolphins at Davis Point, Nodales Channel. Big group. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
Sat Oct 02 2021
10:13 • est. 8-12 PWS Dolphins at Horn Point, Dent Rapids. Small group.
10:25 • PWS Dolphins at Gillard Passage, Yuculta Rapids. Large group.
Stephen Gabrysh, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:27 • PWS Dolphins Gillard Passage.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
14:47 • 8 PWS Dolphins off Owen Point, Nodales Channel.
15:23 • est. 50 PWS Dolphins between Dent Island and Horn Point, Dent Rapids.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:15 • PWS Dolphins at Richard Point, Phillips Arm. Chased by Transient Biggs Killer Whales (T090s). ▫ Leaving the Scene
17:45 • est. 20 PWS Dolphins milling, at Edith Point at the west end of East Thurlow Island, Johnstone Strait.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
Sun Oct 03 2021
16:45 • est. 100+ PWS Dolphins circling prey, southeast of Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Mon Oct 04 2021
15:12 • PWS Dolphins heading south by Harwood Island Sandbanks (Bluffs), Malaspina Strait. Large group.
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
15:30 • est. 70+ PWS Dolphins hunting, heading south by Harwood Island Sandbanks (Bluffs). ▫ Observed from Shore
SW, Powell River, BC
DALLS PORPOISE
Fri Oct 01 2021
10:40 • Dalls Porpoise Howe Island, Nodales Channel.
Radio, overheard or call out
14:39 • 7 Dalls Porpoise at Whiskey Point, Quadra Island, Discovery Passage.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Sat Oct 02 2021
10:14 • Dalls Porpoise throughout Nodales Channel. Lots seen.
Stephen Gabrysh, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:03 • Dalls Porpoise all over in Frederick Arm.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
Wed Oct 06 2021
07:20 • Dalls Porpoise at Knox Bay, West Thurlow Island, Johnstone Strait.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
14:39 • 10 Dalls Porpoise in area of Horn Point, Dent Rapids.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
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SPECIAL SIGHTINGS
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It’s a sunset paddle Lisa Brougham will never forget.
The Bowen Islander was out on her paddle board Sunday evening, headed on her usual paddle out from Tunstall Bay, when she stopped to take a photo of the stunning sunset. But instead of focusing in on the golden clouds around Worlcombe Island, Brougham found herself filming a humpback whale that had come up alongside her….
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King 5 News
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Barbara Mahoney, a biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), said the agency is working to identify the whale and its origin and assess its health….
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CBC News
Robert Johnson’s shift was almost over at Vancouver’s seaplane terminal in Coal Harbour when he saw something he’s never seen before.
“All of a sudden there were these massive black creatures underneath the plane’s nose,” Johnson told CBC News.
Two orca whales breached the surface right next to the terminal pier on Saturday at around 5:30 p.m. and Johnson took out his phone and caught the whole thing on camera….
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RESEARCH & CONSERVATION
Hakai Magazine
Killer whales are among the most widespread animals in the world, but in a vast ocean even the lives of cosmopolitan species can be mysterious. By analyzing more than 100,000 photographs of killer whales taken off the United States west coast, and assessing where each animal was seen and in whose company, a team of researchers has revealed that there are likely more branches on the killer whale family tree than previously thought….
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