Pacific White-Sided Dolphins flying!
Pacific White-Sided dolphins are fast swimmers and they can reach speeds of approximately 40 km/h. Often when they are swimming fast and travelling in a certain direction, these dolphins will leap clear out of the water horizontally as in our cover image. If they decide to swim vertically towards the surface, then the dolphins will leave the water and potentially reach heights of 4 to 5 meters above the surface. Pacific White-Sided dolphins have remained in Toba Inlet and Pryce Channel, and some of them have remained in large pods.
Northern Resident Orca have been observed at two locations in Johnstone Strait while Transient Orca were seen in many waterways and inlets. Some Humpback whales were breaching, pectoral slapping, and bubble net feeding. Humpbacks have been in Calm Channel, Lewis Channel, Sutil Channel, Discovery Passage, and upper Georgia Strait, just to name a few. A number of Dall’s porpoises were reported as well as one sighting of Harbour porpoise and one sighting of a sea otter.
Boaters, please use caution on the water. Federal laws require boats to remain at least 400-m away when viewing Southern Resident 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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Sightings Update
SIGHTINGS MAP – ISSUE: 2019-037
TRANSIENT BIGGS KILLER WHALES
Wed Aug 28 2019
08:10 • 2 Biggs Orca heading north about 1-km south of the Langdale Ferry Terminal north of Gibsons, Collingwood Channel. Two tall dorsals fins were seen, indicating males. ▫ From Ferry
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
08:21 • Biggs Orca milling, at Bold Point on the side of Read Island, Hoskyn Channel.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
09:18 • Biggs Orca heading south at Bold Point, Hoskyn Channel.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:36 • Biggs Orca heading north by Hornby Island, Lambert Channel. From Comox Valley Wildlife Sightings. ▫ Second Hand
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:15 • 5 Biggs Orca all over the the place around Francisco Island, Hole in the Wall and the rapids in Okisollo Channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
12:44 • Biggs Orca by Hornby Island, Lambert Channel. Still in the same spot.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:49 • Biggs Orca moving slowly, heading north off Cape Lazo, Comox, Georgia Strait. Same whales from Hornby Island.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:00 • Biggs Orca heading west, Woods Bay close to the shoreline of Sonora Island, Okisollo Channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:35 • Biggs Orca heading north, Venture Point, Sonora Island, Okisollo Channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
Thu Aug 29 2019
11:54 • Biggs Orca ◦T049As◦ milling, heading west at Hickey Point, Johnstone Strait.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:32 • Biggs Orca at Wilby Shoals, Georgia Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
15:20 • Biggs Orca ◦T019s,T046Bs◦ bucking tide, off the Cape Mudge Red Can Buoy, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transcient Biggs Orca – The T046Bs – by the Cape Mudge Red Can Buoy
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 – 2 items
Campbell River Whale Watching Adventure Tours
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transcient Biggs Orca – The T046Bs – by the Cape Mudge Red Can Buoy
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 – 2 items
Campbell River Whale Watching Adventure Tours
16:55 • Biggs Orca moving slowly, heading north off the Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge by Cape Mudge Lighthouse mid Georgia Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
18:10 • Biggs Orca abeam the hospital in Campbell River, Discovery Passage. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
18:40 • Biggs Orca off Tyee Spit approaching Campbell River Dolphins Resort mid Discovery Passage.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
Fri Aug 30 2019
06:20 • Biggs Orca heading south at Tyee Point, Johnstone Strait.
Stephen Gabrysh, Campbell River Whale Watching
07:22 • Biggs Orca spread out, heading south mid-channel abeam Cape Mudge Lighthouse, Quadra Island, Georgia Strait.
Jerry Weldon, Campbell River
10:11 • Biggs Orca heading south by Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
10:15 • Biggs Orca ◦T049Cs◦ travelling, heading south between Sentry Shoal and Vancouver Island, Georgia Strait. 4 kts. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:13 • Biggs Orca zig zagging, heading south one mile west of Pinnacles, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
Sat Aug 31 2019
15:30 • Biggs Orca off Halfmoon Bay, Welcome Passage. Reported on Facebook. ▫ Second Hand
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transcient Biggs Orca – T102 “Beardslee” – by Keats Island
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 – 1 items
Ryan Uslu, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transcient Biggs Orca – T102 “Beardslee” – by Keats Island
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 – 1 items
Ryan Uslu, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transcient Biggs Orca – T49C, T49A3 and T65A2 – foraging in Dodd’s narrows
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 – 4 items
Ryan Uslu, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transcient Biggs Orca – T49C, T49A3 and T65A2 – foraging in Dodd’s narrows
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 – 4 items
Ryan Uslu, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transcient Biggs Orca – T101s – by Keats Island, BC
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 – 4 items
Cheyenne Brewster, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transcient Biggs Orca – T101s – by Keats Island, BC
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 – 4 items
Cheyenne Brewster, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
NORTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES
Thu Aug 29 2019
16:00 • NRKW Orca heading south off Telegraph Cove, Broughton Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
Sat Aug 31 2019
11:47 • 8 NRKW Orca ◦A25s◦ heading west near Adam River, Johnstone Strait. A25 pod with friends.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
HUMPBACK WHALES
Tue Aug 27 2019
12:52 • est. 2 Humpback Whales tail slaps, heading north, Carrington Bay, Sutil Channel. Fin slapping too. ▫ From Power or Sail Boat
Jessika Rahmberg, Linnea-Sailing Vessel Out of Garden Bay BC
Wed Aug 28 2019
06:47 • 3 Humpback Whales heading towards Marina Island from Baker Passage, Georgia Strait.
Dean Parsonage, 50 North Adventures
07:00 • Humpback Whales heading south off Hardwicke Point, Johnstone Strait.
Natalie Evans, Blind Channel Resort
07:45 • Humpback Whales in Feather Cove heading towards Sarah Point, Desolation Sound.
John Hermsen, Footprint Kayak and Hike Explorations
08:35 • 2 Humpback Whales in Whale Passage close to Read Island, Sutil Channel.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
09:50 • 2 Humpback Whales heading east bottom of the Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
10:26 • est. 2 Humpback Whales tail slaps, heading north, northwest of the nothern tip of Cortes Island, Sutil Channel. Coming up for air and tail slapping. ▫ From Power or Sail Boat
Jessika Rahmberg, Linnea-Sailing Vessel Out of Garden Bay BC
11:21 • Humpback Whales at Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Dean Parsonage, 50 North Adventures
11:29 • 3 Humpback Whales near the pinnacles south of Viner Point, Read Island on the ferry line in Sutil Channel.
Tenacious 3 (Boat), Discovery Marine Safaris
12:30 • 3 Humpback Whales abeam Springer Point at the rapids in Okisollo Channel. Bucking the flood tide.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
13:25 • 1 Humpback Whales on Wilby Shoals 0.75 miles south of Quadra Island, Georgia Strait. In 30 feet of water.
Tenacious 3 (Boat), Discovery Marine Safaris
13:30 • 2 Humpback Whales just south of Bullock Bluff working the shoreline of Cortes Island, Sutil Channel.
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
15:26 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCZ Hourglass◦ breaching, off the scallop farm at Cortes Island, Lewis Channel. Hourglass and a friend.
16:15 • 3 Humpback Whales Carrington Bay, Sutil Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:26 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCZ Hourglass◦ foraging, in front of Carrington Bay. 4 minute dives.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
17:30 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north off Francisco Point, Quadra Island, Georgia Strait.
Tyler Bruce, Campbell River Whale Watching
18:11 • Humpback Whales off the Cape Mudge Lighthouse on Quadra Island mid Georgia Strait.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
18:18 • 3 Humpback Whales at Coulter Island, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Thu Aug 29 2019
08:51 • 3 Humpback Whales between top of Marina Island and Whaletown, Sutil Channel.
09:10 • 2 Humpback Whales at Marina Island shack, Sutil Channel.
Radio, overheard or call out
09:55 • 1 Humpback Whales right in Plunger Passage, Sutil Channel.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
10:00 • 1 Humpback Whales doing circles, between Powell Islets and Twin Islands, Malaspina Strait.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:03 • 2 Humpback Whales, Pryce Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
10:05 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCY Checkmate,BCY0291 KC◦ tight to the beach at Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
John Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
10:15 • 2 Humpback Whales abeam Keefer Bay on Savary Island, Malaspina Strait.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:30 • 1 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading north near Sutil Point, Cortes Island, Georgia Strait. ▫ From Power or Sail Boat
Jessika Rahmberg, Linnea-Sailing Vessel Out of Garden Bay BC
10:30 • 2 Humpback Whales between the bottom of Hernando Island and Copeland Islands, Malaspina Strait. Elusive. ▫ Angled towards Savary Island.
10:30 • 1 Humpback Whales off the north side of Twin Islands, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
11:00 • 2 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading north near Lund, Malaspina Strait. ▫ From Power or Sail Boat
Jessika Rahmberg, Linnea-Sailing Vessel Out of Garden Bay BC
11:01 • 2 Humpback Whales one mile off Marina Island shack and heading for Quadra Island Scallop Farm, Sutil Channel.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
11:14 • 1 Humpback Whales heading east, Humpback Bay, Johnstone Strait.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:15 • 1 Humpback Whales heading towards Bliss Landing, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
11:28 • Humpback Whales, Ramsay Arm.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
11:35 • 2 Humpback Whales breaching, just east of Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:45 • Humpback Whales at Breton Islands, Sutil Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
11:50 • 4 Humpback Whales behind Raza Island moving towards Ramsay Arm, Raza Passage.
12:10 • 1 Humpback Whales at Bartlett Islet, Calm Channel. Between the islet and the mainland shore.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:50 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX Black Pearl◦ just off Elizabeth Island, Pryce Channel. With her calf and getting harassed by 150+ Pacific White Sided Dolphins.
Ryan Stewart, Sonora Resort
13:24 • Humpback Whales heading south, Chatham Point along Vancouver Island, Discovery Passage. ▫ Second Hand
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:30 • 2 Humpback Whales breaching, off Elizabeth Island, Pryce Channel.
Peter Murray, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:00 • Humpback Whales heading south off Telegraph Cove, Broughton Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
17:06 • 1 Humpback Whales heading south just south of 50th Parallel Marker in Campbell River, Discovery Passage. ▫ Observed from Shore
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
18:40 • est. 8-10 Humpback Whales spread out, between Cortez Reef and the south end of Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
19:57 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0291 KC◦ taking long dives, 1-mile north of the Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
Stephen Gabrysh, Campbell River Whale Watching
Fri Aug 30 2019
07:47 • Humpback Whales north side of Plunger Passage, Sutil Channel.
Jerry Weldon, Campbell River
10:28 • 3 Humpback Whales 1/2 mile west of Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
10:44 • 2 Humpback Whales between Francisco Point and the Quadra Island Scallop Farm, Sutil Channel.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
10:45 • 2 Humpback Whales south of Plunger Passage heading towards Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
10:51 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north off Quadra Island Scallop Farm south of Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:03 • 2 Humpback Whales just south of Hill Island, Sutil Channel.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:06 • 2 Humpback Whales off Raza Island, Deer Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
11:27 • 2 Humpback Whales in Raza Passage.
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
11:30 • 3 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick,BCY0291 KC◦ heading west 1/2 mile off Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:55 • Humpback Whales at Cracroft Point, West Cracroft Island, Blackfish Sound.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
12:41 • 2 Humpback Whales at Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
12:49 • 3 Humpback Whales heading south off Tiber Bay, Cortes Island, Lewis Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:04 • 6 Humpback Whales in Blackney Passage, Blackfish Sound.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
13:10 • 3 Humpback Whales tight to shore at Lake Bay heading towards Viner Point, Sutil Channel.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:10 • 4 Humpback Whales 0.5-1.5 nm off Viner Point, Read Island mid Sutil Channel.
John Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
14:15 • est. 3-4 Humpback Whales ◦BCZ Stingray,BCZ0338 Geometry◦ back and forth, between Elizabeth Island and Double Island, Pryce Channel. ▫ From Power or Sail Boat
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks between Elizabeth Island and Double Island
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 – 3 items
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks between Elizabeth Island and Double Island
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 – 3 items
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
16:20 • 2 Humpback Whales off Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
16:20 • 2 Humpback Whales abeam the cell tower north of Dogfish Bay at the southeast end of Quadra Island, Sutil Channel.
16:20 • est. 4-5 Humpback Whales between Viner Point and Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
16:54 • 2 Humpback Whales 1/2 mile south of Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
17:01 • est. 2-3 Humpback Whales heading north in front of Raza Passage. Information from Susan Mackay. ▫ Second Hand
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
19:45 • 1 Humpback Whales heading east just north of Raza Island, Pryce Channel. Observed from a distance through binoculars. ▫ From Power or Sail Boat
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
20:30 • 1 Humpback Whales, Frances Bay. Whale came most of way into the bay.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
Sat Aug 31 2019
08:15 • 2 Humpback Whales near Channel Island, Toba Inlet.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
08:59 • 2 Humpback Whales by Powell River Mill (Pulp & Paper), Malaspina Strait. Just chilling.
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
08:59 • 4 Humpback Whales bubble netting, south side of Hill Island, Sutil Channel. Right along the shoreline. Lots of surface time and trumpeting very frequently.
Ryan Stewart, Sonora Resort
09:45 • 2 Humpback Whales south of the pinnacles at Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
10:50 • 2 Humpback Whales at the enterance to Evans Bay, Sutil Channel.
David Gauci, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:02 • 3 Humpback Whales at Mary Point angling towards Twin Islands, Malaspina Strait.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
13:00 • 2 Humpback Whales mid channel between Quadra Island Scallop Farm and Marina Island shack, Sutil Channel.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:14 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX Raza◦, Frances Bay.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
13:45 • Humpback Whales breaching, off Double Island, Pryce Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
13:45 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX Raza◦ breaching, Frances Bay. At 14:00, the whales were heading into Calm Channel.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks – BCX Raza – breaching in Frances Bay
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 – 6 items
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
Humpback Whales
Humpbacks – BCX Raza – breaching in Frances Bay
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 – 6 items
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
14:16 • 3 Humpback Whales heading south at Mary Point, Malaspina Strait.
14:23 • 1 Humpback Whales at Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
Humpback Whales
Humpback at Viner Point, Sutil Channel
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 – 1 items
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
Humpback Whales
Humpback at Viner Point, Sutil Channel
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 – 1 items
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
14:30 • 3 Humpback Whales near Breton Islands, Sutil Channel.
14:38 • 3 Humpback Whales at Twin Bay, Sutil Channel.
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
14:52 • 4 Humpback Whales heading east off Donegal Head on Malcolm Island, Queen Charlotte Strait.
Sean Antrim, Vancouver, BC
14:55 • 1 Humpback Whales off Twin Islands, Malaspina Strait.
15:10 • Humpback Whales between Mitlenatch Island and Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
16:05 • 1 Humpback Whales south of Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel. One very lazy humpback.
16:34 • 2 Humpback Whales 100 meters from Quadra Island Scallop Farm south of Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:52 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCZ Stingray,BCZ0338 Geometry◦ by Elizabeth Island, Pryce Channel. On the Toba Inlet side.
Jason Fitzgerald, Eagle Eye Adventures
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback – MMX0101 “Strike” – breaching in the Strait of Georgia near the American Boarder
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 – 3 items
Ryan Uslu, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback – MMX0101 “Strike” – breaching in the Strait of Georgia near the American Boarder
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 – 3 items
Ryan Uslu, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback – Orion – foraging in the Salish Sea
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 – 3 items
Rebeka Pirker, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback – Orion – foraging in the Salish Sea
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 – 3 items
Rebeka Pirker, Vancouver Island Whale Watch
PACIFIC WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
Wed Aug 28 2019
17:53 • est. 100 PWS Dolphins between Elizabeth Island and Connis Point, Pryce Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Thu Aug 29 2019
10:47 • PWS Dolphins near the fish farm at Raza Island, Raza Passage. Big group. ▫ Second Hand
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
11:28 • PWS Dolphins, Pryce Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
11:50 • PWS Dolphins heading north in Deer Passage. Going into Pryce Channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:50 • est. 150+ PWS Dolphins just off Elizabeth Island, Pryce Channel. Harrassing Black Pearl, the Humpback, and her calf.
Ryan Stewart, Sonora Resort
14:00 • PWS Dolphins off Gloucester Point, West Redonda Island, Pryce Channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Peter Murray, Campbell River Whale Watching
Fri Aug 30 2019
11:50 • PWS Dolphins past Brettell Point heading up Toba Inlet. Jason with the dolphins. ▫ Second Hand
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:30 • PWS Dolphins between Channel Island and Double Island, Pryce Channel. Information from Susan. ▫ Second Hand
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins between Channel Island and Double Island
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 – 3 items
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins between Channel Island and Double Island
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 – 3 items
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
Sat Aug 31 2019
07:40 • PWS Dolphins heading south off Foster Point, Homfray Channel. Large pod.
13:00 • PWS Dolphins in Attwood Bay, Homfray Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
16:30 • est. 150 PWS Dolphins Elizabeth Island, Pryce Channel. ▫ Second Hand
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins in Homfray Channel
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 – 2 items
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins in Homfray Channel
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 – 2 items
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
DALLS PORPOISE
Wed Aug 28 2019
08:15 • 40+ Dalls Porpoise at Sonora Point, Nodales Channel. World’s most aggressiveley friendly dalls.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
09:00 • Dalls Porpoise off Channe Island and Thurlow Point, Cordero Channel.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
19:00 • est. 6 Dalls Porpoise frolicking, heading west near Cortes Bay, Cortes Island, Malaspina Strait. ▫ From Power or Sail Boat
Jessika Rahmberg, Linnea-Sailing Vessel Out of Garden Bay BC
Thu Aug 29 2019
16:01 • Dalls Porpoise in Vancouver Bay, Arran Rapids. Very friendly.
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
Fri Aug 30 2019
10:15 • est. 6 Dalls Porpoise off Vansittart Point, West Thurlow Island, Johnstone Strait.
Wayne Wright, Campbell River
14:20 • Dalls Porpoise west of Gillard Islands, Yuculta Rapids.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
Sat Aug 31 2019
12:37 • est. 10 Dalls Porpoise by Mermaid Bay, Dent Rapids.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
HARBOUR PORPOISE
Wed Aug 28 2019
15:20 • 2 Harbour Porpoise south of Twin Islands, Malaspina Strait. Observed from a distance through binoculars. ▫ From Power or Sail Boat
Ivan Ng, North Vancouver, BC
SEA OTTERS
Fri Aug 30 2019
12:00 • 1 Sea Otters between Cortez Reef and Wilby Shoals, Georgia Strait. Reported by Elvis Chikite with Big Animal Encounters. ▫ Second Hand
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
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