Tag: Sunshine Coast

A publication of Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs)

Roaming Orca

Cover Image: Killer Whale swimming through rainbow colours Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures Over the past few weeks, some of the Northern Resident Orca (fish-eating) ventured further south than they normally do, appearing on a few occasions in Sutil Channel and upper Georgia Strait. Transient Orca (marine mammal eating) were also sighted on many occasions…
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What’s a Bubble Net?

Cover Image: Northern Resident Killer Whales – the A42s-heading towards the Penn Islands. Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions Humpback Whales, as well as other baleen whales, use bubble netting as a method to forage. Usually used when a group is feeding cooperatively, one or two whales dive down and exhale, blowing bubbles…
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