Humpbacks Breaching!
A number of Humpback whales were breaching and they can be seen even from a few kilometers away. Other surface behaviours of Humpbacks include pectoral slaps, tail slaps, and lunge-feeding. When lunge-feeding, Humpbacks rapidly approach prey and engulf their prey as the whales break the surface of the water. In our magazine section, find an article of a Humpback catching a sea lion in its mouth after lunge-feeding. Transient Orca have appeared in many waterways, and Northern Resident Orca have been up and down through Johnstone Strait. Many pods of Pacific White-Sided dolphins were observed, and one pod of dolphins was seen interacting with one Humpback whale. Rounding our report are a few sightings of Dall’s porpoise and one sighting of a Minke whale.
Boaters, please use caution on the water. Effective June 1st, Federal laws require boats to remain at least 400-m away when viewing Orca and for other Cetaceans, laws require boats to remain at least 100-m from the whales/dolphins. Remember N.E.W.S. when you see a whale, meaning put your boat in NEUTRAL, ENJOY the view, WAIT till the whales are at a fair distance, and then SLOWLY leave the scene.
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We acknowledge that our sightings map and archive map are not fully functional at this time, and we are working to resolve the issue.
WOWs works throught the year, so please continue to keep your eyes open, and report your sightings to us.
Ivan Ng, Wild Ocean Whale Society
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Sightings Update
SIGHTINGS MAP – ISSUE: 2019-028
TRANSIENT BIGGS KILLER WHALES
Wed Jul 24 2019
13:54 • Biggs Orca heading south just north of the Copeland Islands, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Bill Coltart, Big Animal Encounters
14:25 • 1 Biggs Orca moving quickly, heading south in Homfray Channel.
Colin Griffinson, Pacific Yellowfin Charters
15:07 • 4 Biggs Orca heading east following the shoreline at Dog Bay, Malaspina Strait.
Stuart Clark, Eagle Eye Adventures
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca at Dog Bay, Malaspina Strait
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 2 items
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca at Dog Bay, Malaspina Strait
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 2 items
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
15:15 • Biggs Orca at Hidalgo Point, Hernando Island, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
15:30 • Biggs Orca ◦T101s,T102◦ heading south past Copeland Islands, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
15:30 • Biggs Orca on SE side of Hernando Island, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:41 • 1 Biggs Orca between Kinghorn Island and Mink Island, Desolation Sound. Lone male.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
16:30 • Biggs Orca at Twin Islands, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:16 • Biggs Orca heading south-east in Baker Passage.
Tenacious 3 (Boat), Discovery Marine Safaris
17:50 • Biggs Orca heading south mid-channel between Hernando Island, Copeland Islands, Malaspina Strait.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
18:28 • Biggs Orca heading east on the mainland side of Manson Passage, Malaspina Strait.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
Thu Jul 25 2019
09:00 • Biggs Orca moving slowly, heading south off Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Peter Murray, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:30 • 4 Biggs Orca heading south between Marina Reef and Cortez Reef, Sutil Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:36 • Biggs Orca ◦T002Cs◦ heading east at Sutil Point, Georgia Strait.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
11:45 • 1 Biggs Orca at Henrietta Point, Stuart Island, Bute Inlet. Orca’s nickname is Solo. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
14:30 • Biggs Orca between Harwood Island and Savary Island, Malaspina Strait. Went through Manson Passage followed by Pacific Yellowfin Charters.
Radio, overheard or call out
15:30 • Biggs Orca ◦T002Cs◦ milling, heading south-east abeam Keefer Rock near Manson Passage, Malaspina Strait. Pod observed minus Tumbo. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca milling near Manson Passage, Malaspina Strait
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 2 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca milling near Manson Passage, Malaspina Strait
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 2 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
16:00 • est. 6 Biggs Orca hunting, heading south at Finnerty Islands near Lasqueti Island, Georgia Strait. Circling little islands looking for seals. ▫ From Kayak or Paddleboard
AE, Lasqueti Island, BC
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca by Nanaimo, BC
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 9 items
Natalie Reichenbacher, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca by Nanaimo, BC
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 9 items
Natalie Reichenbacher, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca near Valdes Island hunting, tail-slapping, spy-hopping and breaching. Identified as the T124As (T124A,T124A3, T124A4, T124A6 and T124A3A) travelling with T86A1.
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 4 items
Cheyenne Brewster, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca near Valdes Island hunting, tail-slapping, spy-hopping and breaching. Identified as the T124As (T124A,T124A3, T124A4, T124A6 and T124A3A) travelling with T86A1.
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 4 items
Cheyenne Brewster, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca by Lantzville, North of Nanaimo
Fri, 26 Jul 2019 – 2 items
Cheyenne Brewster, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Orca by Lantzville, North of Nanaimo
Fri, 26 Jul 2019 – 2 items
Cheyenne Brewster, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
NORTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES
Wed Jul 24 2019
11:56 • NRKW Orca heading east at Hickey Point, Johnstone Strait.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:45 • 5 NRKW Orca ◦A23s◦ heading east at Brasseau Bay, Johnstone Strait. Possible ID. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:36 • NRKW Orca just south of Robson Bight, Johnstone Strait.
Jerry Weldon, Campbell River
15:20 • NRKW Orca ◦A23s◦ heading east approaching Camp Point, Johnstone Strait.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Fri Jul 26 2019
11:15 • NRKW Orca heading east off Port Neville, Johnstone Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:30 • NRKW Orca heading east off Port Neville.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:42 • NRKW Orca heading east just above Kelsey Bay, Johnstone Strait.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:08 • 6 NRKW Orca heading east, abeam east end of Helmcken Island close to the shore of Vancouver Island, Johnstone Strait. Travelling at 5 knots. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
14:15 • NRKW Orca resting, at Camp Point, Johnstone Strait.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:45 • NRKW Orca ◦A23s,A25s◦ milling, near Camp Point. Includes members of the I-pod.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
16:00 • NRKW Orca at Camp Point.
Graham Evans, Stowaway Sailing Adventures
HUMPBACK WHALES
Wed Jul 24 2019
07:48 • Humpback Whales heading south at Cape Mudge Village on Quadra Island, Discovery Passage. ▫ Second Hand
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
07:50 • Humpback Whales south of Sonora Resort on Sonora Island, Yuculta Rapids. ▫ Second Hand
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:00 • Humpback Whales in Plunger Passage, Sutil Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
08:00 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0291 KC◦ bucking tide, in front of Sea Lion Rock, Yuculta Rapids.
Ryan Stewart, Sonora Resort
08:35 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south in front of Discovery Harbour Marina, Campbell River, Discovery Passage.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
08:40 • Humpback Whales heading north mid channel in front of Discovery Harbour Marina, Campbell River.
Jerry Weldon, Campbell River
09:00 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north between Marina Island and Quadra Island, Sutil Channel.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
09:06 • est. 1-2 Humpback Whales heading north in front of Painters Lodge, Campbell River, Discovery Passage.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
09:30 • 3 Humpback Whales heading north between Whaletown and Viner Point, Sutil Channel.
09:40 • Humpback Whales toward Burdwood Bay, Read Island, Sutil Channel. Saw one blow.
09:40 • Humpback Whales toward Quartz Bay, Cortes Island, Sutil Channel. Saw blows.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:16 • 2 Humpback Whales SE of Montgomery Bank, Georgia Strait.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
10:20 • 2 Humpback Whales moving quickly at north end of Lewis Channel.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:22 • 2 Humpback Whales at the pinnacles at Montgomery Bank, Georgia Strait.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:00 • 2 Humpback Whales along the shoreline of Raza Island, Calm Channel.
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
11:16 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north between Mitlenatch Island and Cortez Reef, Georgia Strait.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:20 • 2 Humpback Whales resting, south of the entrance to Von Donop Inlet, Sutil Channel.
David Gauci, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:26 • Humpback Whales centre Strait abeam the Menzies Bay Pulp Mill just above Campbell River, Discovery Passage.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:43 • 2 Humpback Whales taking long dives, just south of the Spoil Grounds, Georgia Strait.
David Gauci, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:59 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north mid-strait abeam Warspite Rock, Discovery Passage.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:57 • 2 Humpback Whales top of Penn Islands out from Von Donop Inlet, Sutil Channel.
12:57 • 3 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick◦ at the entrance to Von Donop Inlet, Sutil Channel.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
13:45 • 1 Humpback Whales between Dean Point and Channel Island, Pryce Channel. ▫ Second Hand
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
14:06 • 2 Humpback Whales south of Pinnacles, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
14:06 • 3 Humpback Whales on mainland side of Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
14:13 • 2 Humpback Whales in front of Von Donop Inlet, Sutil Channel. No dierction.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks putting on a show!
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 6 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks putting on a show!
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 6 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
14:18 • 1 Humpback Whales at Hill Island, Sutil Channel.
14:19 • 1 Humpback Whales bottom of Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
14:23 • 3 Humpback Whales south of Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks by Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 6 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks by Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 6 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
14:29 • 1 Humpback Whales east side of Sentry Shoal.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
14:38 • 1 Humpback Whales bottom of Quadra Island Scallop Farm south of Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
17:16 • 1 Humpback Whales one mile north of Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait.
17:16 • 2 Humpback Whales east of Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
Tenacious 3 (Boat), Discovery Marine Safaris
Thu Jul 25 2019
06:30 • est. 1 Humpback Whales between Owen Point and Channel Island, Cordero Channel. Being bullied by a large group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins. The Humpback not amused.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
08:30 • est. 5+ Humpback Whales mid way between Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy and Hernando Island, Georgia Strait.
Peter Murray, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:00 • 2 Humpback Whales between Centre Islet and Rebecca Spit, Sutil Channel. On the ferry line.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
10:10 • 2 Humpback Whales south of Whale Passage, Sutil Channel.
Peter Murray, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:40 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick◦ heading south off the pinnacles near Viner Point, Sutil Channel.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:41 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north between Hill Island and Frederic Point, Sutil Channel. Moving towards Evans Bay.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks travelling north in Sutil Channel
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 4 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks travelling north in Sutil Channel
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 4 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
10:47 • Humpback Whales towards Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait. 2 different sets of HB blows.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:05 • 1 Humpback Whales behind Hill Island heading towards Evans Bay, Sutil Channel.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:14 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south between the south tip of Marina Island and Dogfish Bay mid Sutil Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:30 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north half mile south of Rendezvous Islands, Sutil Channel. Heading straight for the Rendevous.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:44 • 2 Humpback Whales circling pinnacles off Viner Point, Sutil Channel.
12:35 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX Raza,BCZ0376 Yahtzee◦ breaching, Calm Channel. Near top end of Drew Passage angled towards Raza Passage. One of the Humpbacks is breaching.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:40 • 4 Humpback Whales just north of the Spoil Grounds, Georgia Strait.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:29 • 1 Humpback Whales breaching, between Hill Island and the Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
13:37 • 1 Humpback Whales near Cortez Reef, Georgia Strait.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
14:02 • 1 Humpback Whales heading west off Marina Island, Sutil Channel. Close to ferry line.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
14:30 • est. 8 Humpback Whales between Spoil Grounds and Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
David Gauci, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:53 • 3 Humpback Whales between Bartlett Islet and Raza Passage, Calm Channel.
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
15:53 • 3 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0057 Niagara◦ off Von Donop Inlet, Sutil Channel.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
16:10 • 4 Humpback Whales near Von Donop Inlet. 2 HBs north of Von donup 2 at Von donup.
16:10 • 2 Humpback Whales south of the Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
16:22 • est. 7-8 Humpback Whales breaching mid-channel Sutil Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:00 • est. 6+ Humpback Whales between Mitlenatch Island and the red can at Marina Reef, Georgia Strait.
Nik Coutinho, Pacific Yellowfin Charters
17:18 • 8 Humpback Whales between Mitlenatch Island and Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait. Scattered around in 2 packs.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks between Mitlenatch Island and Sentry Shoal
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 7 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks between Mitlenatch Island and Sentry Shoal
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 7 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
17:40 • Humpback Whales off Whaletown, Cortes Island, Sutil Channel. Going in a big circle.
Colin Griffinson, Pacific Yellowfin Charters
17:40 • 1 Humpback Whales in Calm Channel.
18:00 • 1 Humpback Whales north of Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
Humpback Whales
Humpback north of Subtle Island, Sutil Channel
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 1 items
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
Humpback Whales
Humpback north of Subtle Island, Sutil Channel
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 1 items
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
19:00 • 2 Humpback Whales between Sentry Shoal and Hernando Island, Georgia Strait. Flying.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
Fri Jul 26 2019
07:18 • 1 Humpback Whales heading west right off Sea Lion Rock, Yuculta Rapids. Aiming for Innes Passage.
Ryan Stewart, Sonora Resort
08:25 • 1 Humpback Whales off Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
08:32 • 1 Humpback Whales off Rebecca Spit, Sutil Channel.
08:39 • 2 Humpback Whales off Breton Islands, Sutil Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
09:30 • 2 Humpback Whales between Francisco Point and Baker Passage, Georgia Strait. Heading for Marina Island.
10:15 • 1 Humpback Whales on south shore of Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
10:28 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick,BCY0057 Niagara◦ heading south past Quadra Island Scallop Farm south of Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel.
10:38 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0380 Zed / Zorro◦ heading north-west at the top of Marina Island towards Viner Point, Sutil Channel.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
12:20 • 2 Humpback Whales one mile off Francisco Point, Quadra Island, Sutil Channel. Mom and calf. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
12:38 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0291 KC◦ heading north past the south end of Stuart Island, Bute Inlet.
13:05 • 2 Humpback Whales off Frederic Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel. Heading into Evan’s Bay.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
14:00 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0291 KC◦ in Vancouver Bay, Arran Rapids. ▫ Leaving the Scene
David Gauci, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:04 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north at Francisco Point, Quadra Island, Georgia Strait.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
14:24 • 2 Humpback Whales doing circles; taking long dives, between Center Islet and Viner Point, Sutil Channel.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
15:10 • 2 Humpback Whales off Junction Point pointing towards Squirrel Cove, Lewis Channel.
Dean Parsonage, 50 North Adventures
15:30 • Humpback Whales off Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel. Heading towards the scallop farm. ▫ Leaving the Scene
15:46 • 3 Humpback Whales off the Marina Island shack, Sutil Channel.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
16:28 • est. 6 Humpback Whales betweem Francisco Point and Cortez Reef, Georgia Strait.
Elvis Chikite, Big Animal Encounters
16:30 • 4 Humpback Whales off Francisco Point, Quadra Island, Georgia Strait.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
16:36 • 2 Humpback Whales rolling around north of Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
Elvis Chikite, Big Animal Encounters
16:51 • 3 Humpback Whales off the hermit shack at Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback mother (BCX1193 ‘Zig Zag’) and calf (Scuba) near Nanaimo, BC
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 6 items
Natalie Reichenbacher, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback mother (BCX1193 ‘Zig Zag’) and calf (Scuba) near Nanaimo, BC
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 – 6 items
Natalie Reichenbacher, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
MINKE WHALES
Thu Jul 25 2019
13:50 • 1 Minke Whales heading west at Fittleton Point, Chancellor Channel.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
PACIFIC WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
Wed Jul 24 2019
08:10 • PWS Dolphins heading into Denham Bay past Gomer Island, Nodales Channel. ▫ Second Hand
Ryan Stewart, Sonora Resort
08:20 • est. 150 PWS Dolphins near Denham Bay, Dent Rapids. Heard over radio from Eagle Master. ▫ Second Hand
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:30 • est. 100 PWS Dolphins near Elizabeth Island, Pryce Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
08:40 • est. 150 PWS Dolphins now in Denham Bay, Dent Rapids. Very active.
Ryan Stewart, Sonora Resort
14:36 • PWS Dolphins just south of Robson Bight, Johnstone Strait.
Jerry Weldon, Campbell River
Thu Jul 25 2019
06:30 • est. 50 PWS Dolphins between Owen Point and Channel Island, Cordero Channel. Bullying a Humpback.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
13:46 • PWS Dolphins on the Bute Inlet side of Arran Rapids. Constantly changing direction, very erratic and fast. On the Bute side of the rapids.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:20 • est. 20 PWS Dolphins milling, between the beacon and the shore at Walkem Islands, Johnstone Strait.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
17:05 • PWS Dolphins off Moh Creek, Bute Inlet. Big group.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins by Moh Creek, Bute Inlet
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 1 items
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins by Moh Creek, Bute Inlet
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 – 1 items
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
Fri Jul 26 2019
11:15 • PWS Dolphins heading south passing through Phillips Arm.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
13:12 • PWS Dolphins, a few at Gomer Island, Nodales Channel.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins making a splash
Fri, 26 Jul 2019 – 1 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins making a splash
Fri, 26 Jul 2019 – 1 items
Eagle Eye Adventures Team
16:07 • PWS Dolphins, a few at Gomer Island.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
DALLS PORPOISE
Wed Jul 24 2019
11:27 • Dalls Porpoise at Denham Bay, Dent Rapids. Large group.
Peter Murray, Campbell River Whale Watching
Fri Jul 26 2019
13:05 • est. 15 Dalls Porpoise playing and entering Loughborough Inlet. In the wake of a yacht.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
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CBC News
Out in the deep, deep waters of the Pacific Ocean, far from the whale-watching boats that set off from B.C. shores, there swims a different sort of orca. And this one likes to eat sharks.
That’s one of the only things scientists know for sure about the offshore killer whales, a population that’s genetically and socially distinct from B.C.’s better-studied resident and transient orcas….
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ABC News Australia
As traffic on the humpback highway ramps up along the east coast of Australia, a baleen whale on the other side of the Pacific has attracted attention for appearing to swallow a sea lion. Wildlife photographer Chase Dekker snapped the encounter during an anchovy feeding frenzy in California’s Monterey Bay.
The sea lion appears to have got caught on the wrong end of the food chain and by the look on its face was as shocked to find itself between the humpback’s jaws as the Californian photographer was to capture the moment….
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CBC News
Four of the seven North Atlantic right whale calves known to have been born this winter made it to the Gulf of St. Lawrence this summer, according to a group of scientists.
Amy Knowlton, a research scientist with the New England Aquarium in Boston, and Kimberly Davies, an assistant professor at the University of New Brunswick, met with journalists on Wednesday after returning from a 15-day research trip in the region….
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Oregon State University
NEWPORT, Ore. – Scientists can predict where and when blue whales are most likely to be foraging for food in the California Current Ecosystem, providing new insight that could aid in the management of the endangered population in light of climate change and blue whale mortality due to ship strikes, a new study shows….
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