Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales, Humpback Whale, Pacific White Sided Dolphins and Harbour Porpoise

And poof, they disappeared – again! This report covers: Transient Bigg’s Orca in large, super pod numbers (for them), made an appearance in the San Juan’s together and a few others trailing the rest of the group disappearing in the wind driven waves; a lone Humpback in the upper Strait, who also seems to have disappeared; a few Pacific White Sided Dolphins who hid beneath a large swarm of seagulls feeding on presumed balls of herring; and a few Harbour Porpoise, who always disappear since they are usually very shy. It’s been an appearing / disappearing sort of few days. It’s hard to imagine these very large animals just disappearing, but as I always say, "It’s a big ocean out there."

Links in the News below reports.

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Sounds like the big group of Orca we had here, went South. T63 ‘Chainsaw’, T101’s, T123’s T02C’s, and others were in the San Juan’s.

9:35 am 5 to 6 Orca tight up against Rebecca Rocks, in front of Powell River. It looked like they took a seal off the rocks and were in feeding mode. I quickly headed out to see about some identification photos, but being down on the water with a lumpy sea and wind, I couldn’t locate them.

4:30 pm 3 to 5 Orca Southbound past Kelsey Bay, Johnstone Strait.

Yesterday (May 6) I found T020 & T021 northbound off Porlier Pass, Galiano Island. Today (May 7) there is a group of 7 Transients in the same place. I know T020 & T021 are there plus 5 others, it sounds like the T124A’s to me…”

May 5: (rec’d May 8)

around 10:00 am 3 to 4 adults and 2 small calves (1 tiny) into west Blind Bay, (Nelson Island, entrance to Jervis Inlet) frolicked for half hour and left north toward Powell River.

Becky

1:32 pm Small Humpback Whale headed South close to Plumper Bay by Campbell River. Last spotted close to Deepwater Water, still in Discovery Passage.

12:30 pm 12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins were being quite playful from Hall Point to Phillips Arm.

Day: 50 or so PWS Dolphins were in Bute Inlet by Clipper Point. Second hand report.

May 7: (late report)

Early afternoon, around 20 or so Pacific White Sided Dolphins were feeding with a huge bunch of gulls just off the Powell River Mill.

10:25 am Harbour Porpoise spotted between April Point and Quathiaski Cove headed South in Discovery Passage.

am a couple of Harbour Porpoise cruised by us fishing off Harwood Island.

Orca vs Sperm Whales:

Hawaiian Fishermen want humpback whales off endangered list.

ICELAND plans to resume its disputed commercial fin whale hunt in June with a quota of at least 154 whales.

Have you seen a whale, dolphin or porpoise? Call 1-877-323-9776 or Emailyour report. Every sighting report is valuable!