Sightings – Orca & Dolphins
Orca Report including a link to the Satellite tagged Southern Resident J26‘s travels. Pacific White Sided Dolphins are back in the sightings reports. Considering they are considered a pelagic, open ocean, cetacean we are very lucky to see them in our inside waters. There were only minimal sightings of them till around 18 years ago when they started to come back into inside waters in larger numbers. Their gregarious and playful antics and leaps make all who see them smile. Have you had your smile today? Let me know if you see them so I can pass it on.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
Orca – Killer Whales
Information about the Orca tagging and satellite tracking map of tagged Southern Resident J26 can be found at: http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/cbd/marine_mammal/satellite_tagging.cfm The map illustrates the track of J26 over the first three days to February 23rd after tag deployment.
February 27:
Unidentified pod of 7 – 9 Orca were spotted up around the Sointula / Port McNeill area heading West during the morning.
Anonymous
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
February 28:
HI SUSAN, THIS MORNING ON THE 11:15 FERRY FROM VANCOUVER ABOUT HALFWAY TO LANGDALE WE SAW A GOOD SIZE POD OF SILVER SIDED DOLPHINS. THEY WERE SO CLOSE TO THE FERRY. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH THEM PLAYING IN THE WATER. THEY WERE HEADED NORTH. HOPE THAT THIS CAN BE USEFUL
Gerry Chabot
February 26:
5:20 pm At least 20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins were playing in the Queen of Burnaby’s wake heading towards Powell River. A few leaps and surfing movements then they turned to follow the ferry’s wake towards Comox. I spotted a few off to top of Texada around 6pm, but I guess the rest continued with the ferry.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
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