Transient Orca Ambush Dolphins

Orca Ambush! Transient (meat eating) Orca attacked a large group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins. Other sightings reports include Dall’s Porpoise and some more relaxed Dolphins.

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9 am Large group of around 20 Orcawere right in Hole in the Wall.

9:49 am Around 12 Orca by Beazley Pass, Surge Narrows then at 11 am some were seen heading into Bute Inlet – From kayak group, relayed over radio.

12:15 pm Found 12+ Transient Orca including the T02’s heading quickly into Bute Inlet by Fawn Bluffs. Left them still heading way up above Orford River by Alpha Point at 2:30 pm

12:50 pm Orca still heading up Bute Inlet, by Clifford Point.

By Boyd Point there were about 300+ Pacific White Sided Dolphins on the East shore. They angled to the West which put them straight towards the approximately 20 Transient Orca. When the Dolphins suddenly realized the Transients were there, they took off, scooting through the water as fast as possible to get out of there. Once they started to scatter, the Orca split up, in turn splitting the Dolphins up even more. It was an Orca Ambush. With the amount of splashing, chasing and other activity, it’s possible they caught a couple of the Dolphins. The Orca continued to chase the Dolphins down Bute Inlet. We left them around 4:30 pm heading out at about 4 knots. Most of the Dolphins were about 7 miles ahead of them.

6:30 pm Sounds like Killer Whalescoming out of Bute 2 hrs ago after a major PWS Dolphinchasing incident.

Earlier relayed message at 1:58 pm 20+ Killer Whales chasing Pacific White Sided Dolphins into Bute Inlet.

10:35 am Large group of PWS Dolphinsacross from Hole in the Wall heading quickly towards Bute Inlet.

12:50 pm (Repeated from Orca Report above) 12:50 pm Orca still heading up Bute Inlet, by Clifford Point.

By Boyd Point there were about 300+ Pacific White Sided Dolphins on the East shore. They angled to the West which put them straight towards the approximately 20 Transient Orca. When the Dolphins suddenly realized the Transients were there, they took off, scooting through the water as fast as possible to get out of there. Once they started to scatter, the Orca split up, in turn splitting the Dolphins up even more. It was an Orca Ambush. With the amount of splashing, chasing and other activity, it’s possible they caught a couple of the Dolphins. The Orca continued to chase the Dolphins down Bute Inlet. We left them around 4:30 pm heading out at about 4 knots. Most of the Dolphins were about 7 miles ahead of them.

11 am About 20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins by Aran Rapids at the entrance to Bute Inlet and some more by Hole in the Wall.

10 am Couple of Dall’s Porpoise by Chatham Point.

 

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