The sheer number of Humpback Whales spread out in the Upper Georgia Strait and surrounding waterways is amazing! Over many days we have had a count of approximately fifteen different Humpback Whales. The count includes: KC, Zed, Nick, Stripe, Maude and her new calf, Whale believed to be Houdini with her new calf, Chinook, Niagra, and a couple of yet unconfirmed identities of Humpbacks. WOW!
Transient Biggs Orca have been mostly staying out of sight and seem to be slinking up and down channels. The T065s were making a big splash hunting a Steller sealion in the Gulf Islands, and the T002Cs, our regular Biggs, must be inside one of the more remote inlets with no reports coming in about them for a few days.
Pacific White Sided Dolphins have grouped up in larger numbers then split up again. As compared to last year when they spent much time in Nodales Channel, they have visited, but not stayed for long. In the meantime though, we have had small groups of Dalls Porpoise with the ocassional report of a Harbour Porpoise.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
Transient Biggs Orca have been mostly staying out of sight and seem to be slinking up and down channels. The T065s were making a big splash hunting a Steller sealion in the Gulf Islands, and the T002Cs, our regular Biggs, must be inside one of the more remote inlets with no reports coming in about them for a few days.
Pacific White Sided Dolphins have grouped up in larger numbers then split up again. As compared to last year when they spent much time in Nodales Channel, they have visited, but not stayed for long. In the meantime though, we have had small groups of Dalls Porpoise with the ocassional report of a Harbour Porpoise.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
Humpback Whale calf breaching off of Texada Island
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
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SIGHTINGS MAP 2016-034
Jump to: Biggs Orca | Orca | Humpback Whales | Grey Whales | PWS Dolphins | Dalls Porpoise | Harbour Porpoise | Species Unsure
TRANSIENT BIGGS KILLER WHALES
Mon Oct 03 2016
15:52 • Biggs Orca ◦T65Bs,T36As◦ hunting a Stellar Sealion, between the Coal docks and Belle Chain Islets, Georgia Strait.
Ashley Keegan, Wild Whales Vancouver, BC
Sun Oct 02 2016
17:12 • 3 Biggs Orca heading North past Duke Point, Northumberland Channel. Going past Duke Point Ferry Terminal. ▫ From Ferry
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:52 • Biggs Orca heading North at Browns Bay, Discovery Passage. ▫ Second Hand
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Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Killer Whales at Browns Bay
Sun, 2 Oct 2016 - 1 items
Paul Kirk, Guest of Campbell River Whale Watching
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Killer Whales at Browns Bay
Sun, 2 Oct 2016 - 1 items
Paul Kirk, Guest of Campbell River Whale Watching
08:24 • Biggs Orca in Menzies Bay, Discovery Passage.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
Sat Oct 01 2016
11:55 • Biggs Orca ◦T002Cs◦ heading North in front of Quathiaski Cove, Discovery Passage. Moving at 6 knots.
11:01 • Biggs Orca close to Cape Mudge, Georgia Strait.
10:31 • Biggs Orca by the Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
Thu Sep 29 2016
18:53 • Biggs Orca heading North in front of the Powell River Viewpoint, Malaspina Strait.
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Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Killer Whales off the Powell River Viewpoint
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 6 items
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Killer Whales off the Powell River Viewpoint
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 6 items
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
17:53 • 3-5 Biggs Orca heading North off of Myrtle Rocks hugging the shore of Texada Island, Malaspina Strait.
Jim Southern, Powell River, BC
09:59 • 3 Biggs Orca heading South off of Powell River, Malaspina Strait.
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Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Killer Whales off of Powell River
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 6 items
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Killer Whales off of Powell River
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 6 items
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
09:47 • 1 Biggs Orca heading North in front of the Powell River Ferry terminal, Malaspina Strait.
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Micheline Macauley, Texada Island, BC
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Killer Whales off of the Powell River Ferry Terminal
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 4 items
Micheline Macauley, Texada Island, BC
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Killer Whales off of the Powell River Ferry Terminal
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 4 items
Micheline Macauley, Texada Island, BC
Wed Sep 28 2016
14:05 • est. 12 Biggs Orca heading towards Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
13:57 • 9-12 Biggs Orca ◦T002Cs, T101s, T102s◦ heading North about 2 miles South of Mitlenatch Island.
Jordan McLean, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
11:49 • 4 Biggs Orca ◦T002Cs◦ heading South off Marina Island towards Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:49 • Biggs Orca ◦T002Cs◦ moving slowly, West of Sutil Point heading towards Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait. Near red marker. Traveling about 2 knots.
Wed Sep 21 2016
10:00 • Biggs Orca ◦T002Cs◦ out by April Point through narrow gap from Gowlland Harbour.
Radio, overheard or call out
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UNIDENTIFIED KILLER WHALES
Sat Oct 01 2016
16:45 • 10-16 Orca heading South by the Red Buoy Amphitrite Point, Barkley Sound. One very big dorsal and at least two juveniles.
Evan Lawrence, Victoria, BC
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HUMPBACK WHALES
Tue Oct 04 2016
09:44 • 2 Humpback Whales foraging, heading South off April Point, Quadra Island, Discovery Passage.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
08:51 • 2 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading North just South-West of Rebecca Rocks, Georgia Strait.
08:51 • 3 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading North just North-East of Rebecca Rocks, Malaspina Strait.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
08:45 • 2 Humpback Whales heading South off Orange Point, Discovery Passage.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
08:43 • 2 Humpback Whales heading North off Orange Point.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:41 • 2 Humpback Whales heading South by Cape Mudge Village on Quadra Island, Discovery Passage.
Radio, overheard or call out
Mon Oct 03 2016
18:23 • 1 Humpback Whales heading South off of the Vancouver Island shoreline at Middle Point, Discovery Passage.
John Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
17:30 • 2 Humpback Whales heading South blows seen near Grouse Island, Discovery Passage.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:49 • 2 Humpback Whales milling, heading North out from Race Point, Discovery Passage. bucking the tide.
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:29 • 2 Humpback Whales at Browns Bay, Discovery Passage. two together.
11:29 • 1 Humpback Whales at Plumper Bay, Discovery Passage. a third in the area.
11:24 • 1 Humpback Whales breaching, heading towards Vancouver Island from Quathiaski Cove, Discovery Passage. ▫ From Ferry
Radio, overheard or call out
10:42 • 2 Humpback Whales heading South mid-channel out from Walcan Seafood Quadra Island, Discovery Passage.
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
09:54 • 1 Humpback Whales heading South at Granite Point, Discovery Passage.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:55 • est. 2-3 Humpback Whales heading North 150 meters off of the Vancouver Island shoreline at No Name Creek, Discovery Passage. Mom and calf for sure.
08:52 • 1 Humpback Whales at Eagles Cove, Discovery Passage.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
08:50 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick, BCZ0004 Stripe◦ heading South in Duncan Bay, Discovery Passage.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
Sun Oct 02 2016
17:13 • 1 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading South off Francisco Point, Georgia Strait.
17:01 • 1 Humpback Whales breaching, between Marina Reef and Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
17:01 • 1 Humpback Whales off Francisco Point, Georgia Strait.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
16:59 • 2 Humpback Whales at Yellow Island, Discovery Passage.
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Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whale at Yellow Island
Sun, 2 Oct 2016 - 1 items
Paul Kirk, Guest of Campbell River Whale Watching
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whale at Yellow Island
Sun, 2 Oct 2016 - 1 items
Paul Kirk, Guest of Campbell River Whale Watching
16:43 • Humpback Whales heading East between Subtle Islands and Hill Island, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
16:29 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0291 KC◦ in front of Hole in the Wall.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:20 • 2 Humpback Whales at Kellsey Point off Stuart Island, Yuculta Rapids.
Jen Smalley, Sonora Resort
14:03 • 2 Humpback Whales heading South off Gillies Bay in the middle of Georgia Strait. Mom and calf.
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Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
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Humpback Whales
Mom and calf Humpback Whales near Texada Island
Sun, 2 Oct 2016 - 9 items
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
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Humpback Whales
Mom and calf Humpback Whales near Texada Island
Sun, 2 Oct 2016 - 9 items
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
13:42 • 2 Humpback Whales at Plumper Bay, Discovery Passage.
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
13:14 • 2-3 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick, BCZ0004 Stripe◦ heading North mid-channel off Browns Bay, Discovery Passage.
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Mireille Morissette, On A Dime Outdoor Adventures
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Humpback Whales BCX0565 Nick and BCZ0004 Stripe heading South off of Browns Bay
Sun, 2 Oct 2016 - 6 items
Mireille Morissette, On A Dime Outdoor Adventures
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Humpback Whales BCX0565 Nick and BCZ0004 Stripe heading South off of Browns Bay
Sun, 2 Oct 2016 - 6 items
Mireille Morissette, On A Dime Outdoor Adventures
13:13 • 2 Humpback Whales off Texada Island heading towards Cape Lazo, Georgia Strait. Mom and calf.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
13:12 • 2-3 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick, BCZ0004 Stripe◦ heading South off Browns Bay, Discovery Passage.
Mireille Morissette, On A Dime Outdoor Adventures
11:45 • 2 Humpback Whales bucking tide, heading South above Race Point, Discovery Passage.
Elvis Chikite, Eagle Eye Adventures
09:45 • 2 Humpback Whales near Steep Island, Discovery Passage.
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
08:39 • 2 Humpback Whales in front of April Point, Quadra Island, Discovery Passage.
08:24 • Humpback Whales in Menzies Bay, Discovery Passage.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
Sat Oct 01 2016
17:30 • 2 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading North near Seymour Narrows, Discovery Passage. Mother and calf. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
14:44 • Humpback Whales heading South just past Sonora Lodge on Sonora Island, Yuculta Rapids.
14:14 • 1 Humpback Whales off of Jimmy Judd Island, Yuculta Rapids.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
12:20 • 2 Humpback Whales heading North by the old pier at Duncan Bay, Discovery Passage. Moving at 3 knots.
12:04 • 2 Humpback Whales off of Orange Point, Discovery Passage.
11:56 • 1 Humpback Whales off of Orange Point.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:15 • 2 Humpback Whales travelling, heading North in front of Tyee Spit, Discovery Passage. ▫ Observed from Shore
Erickia McNair, Campbell River, BC
Fri Sep 30 2016
17:40 • 2 Humpback Whales heading South towards Little River, Georgia Strait.
Peter Hamilton, Lifeforce
17:20 • 2 Humpback Whales milling, off of Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:27 • 2 Humpback Whales foraging slowly, heading North off Vivian Island, Georgia Strait.
14:50 • 2 Humpback Whales very active, heading West 1 -mile off Vivian Island. Going towards Vancouver Island.
Peter Hamilton, Lifeforce
14:33 • Humpback Whales near Vancouver Bay, Arran Rapids.
Radio, overheard or call out
09:20 • 1 Humpback Whales off the pulp mill in Campbell River, Discovery Passage. ▫ Second Hand
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
Thu Sep 29 2016
16:59 • 2 Humpback Whales milling, just North of Francisco Point, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:25 • 2 Humpback Whales heading West to Rock Bay coming from Chatham Point, Johnstone Strait. Very close to Vancouver Island shore.
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
15:00 • Humpback Whales ◦BCY0409 Yogi◦ heading South at Kellett Bluff on San Juan Island, Haro Strait. Moving about 4 knots.
Aaron Nagler, Wild Whales Vancouver, BC
15:00 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCZ0004 Stripe, BCX0565 Nick◦ in Dent Rapids.
14:04 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick◦ near Dent Island, Dent Rapids.
Jen Smalley, Sonora Resort
14:00 • 2 Humpback Whales in Thurston Bay, Nodales Channel.
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
13:41 • 1 Humpback Whales near Mermaid Bay on Dent Island, Dent Rapids.
11:06 • 2 Humpback Whales heading East approaching Read Point near the shore of Read Island, Sutil Channel.
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Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whale approaching Read Point
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 6 items
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whale approaching Read Point
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 6 items
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
09:04 • 1-2 Humpback Whales bubble netting, in front of Cape Mudge, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
08:49 • 1-2 Humpback Whales mid-strait off of Cape Mudge Lighthouse, Georgia Strait.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
Wed Sep 28 2016
17:47 • 4 Humpback Whales heading North-East between Viner Point and Plunger Passage, Sutil Channel.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
15:50 • Humpback Whales at Rebecca Spit, Drew Harbour. In shallow water inside scallop bouys.
Jordan McLean, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
15:43 • Humpback Whales by Arran Rapids.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:32 • Humpback Whales heading North passing Sea Lion Rock at Sonora Lodge, Yuculta Rapids.
Jen Smalley, Sonora Resort
Tue Sep 27 2016
18:00 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick◦ at Dent Rapids.
Jen Smalley, Sonora Resort
16:21 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0291 KC◦ at Horn Point heading towards Little Dent Island, Dent Rapids.
16:07 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0291 KC◦ heading North abeam Denham Islet close to the shoreline of Sonora Island, Dent Rapids.
John Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
10:32 • 1 Humpback Whales heading North closer to the Vancouver Island shore between Willow Point and the Cape Mudge Red Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
Dustin Luchak, On A Dime Outdoor Adventures
09:30 • 1 Humpback Whales heading North, Waddington Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
07:14 • 1 Humpback Whales pointing towards Campbell River at the Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
--:-- • 2 Humpback Whales foraging, off of Bamfield, Barkley Sound. Report from the West Coast of Vancouver island. We ended up with a perfect view of the underside of the mother's tail before we had to head back to Ucluelet. ▫ On Scene
Don McBain, North Vancouver, BC
Wed Sep 21 2016
16:00 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0291 KC◦ still in Rock Bay, Johnstone Strait.
10:40 • 2 Humpback Whales splashing around Elk Bay, Discovery Passage.
10:00 • 1 Humpback Whales Rock Bay, Johnstone Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
Sun Sep 18 2016
10:00 • 1 Humpback Whales taking long dives, heading North-East off of Lund, Malaspina Strait. Saw blows and flukes - they just appeared to be travelling. ▫ On Scene
Kent and Ann Moriarty, California
Thu Sep 08 2016
12:30 • 1 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0380 Zed◦ taking long dives, heading Unknown Direction at the entrance to Desolation Sound. spotted the spout first, then shut down motor and observed the long dives.
ID from photo submission - SM. ▫ On Scene
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Janice Edmonds, Gibsons
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whale observed at the opening of Desolation Sound
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 - 3 items
Janice Edmonds
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whale observed at the opening of Desolation Sound
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 - 3 items
Janice Edmonds
Sun Aug 28 2016
15:00 • 1 Humpback Whales Newton Cove while paddling out of Espinosa Inlet.
Jeff Slack, Whistler, BC
Wed Aug 24 2016
16:30 • est. 5 Humpback Whales North-East of Rosa Island, Esperanza Inlet. They were making some high pitched sounds. We call that bugling - SM.
07:00 • 4-7 Humpback Whales breaching, Resolution Cove, Nootka Sound. also tail and flipper slapping could hear them the evening before. ▫ Observed from Shore
Jeff Slack, Whistler, BC
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GREY WHALES
Wed Sep 28 2016
11:30 • 5-6 Grey Whales foraging, off of Long Beach, Pacific Ocean. Report from the West Coast of Vancouver Island. It ended up that they surrounded us while we were just drifting with the engines off. The skipper tried two times to get offshore of them but it was to difficult as they kept passing in front of us. They came very close to the boat. ▫ On Scene
Don McBain, North Vancouver, BC
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PACIFIC WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
Sat Oct 01 2016
18:14 • est. 50 PWS Dolphins off Howe Island, Nodales Channel.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:43 • PWS Dolphins between Sonora Point and Davis Point, Nodales Channel. Large group and very active.
12:40 • PWS Dolphins travelling to Frederick Arm. ▫ Second Hand
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
09:18 • PWS Dolphins up in Nodales Channel. Large group.
Radio, overheard or call out
Fri Sep 30 2016
09:01 • est. 400 PWS Dolphins in Browns Bay, Discovery Passage.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
Thu Sep 29 2016
14:52 • PWS Dolphins in the middle of Frederick Arm.
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Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided Dolphins in the middle of Frederick Arm
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 3 items
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided Dolphins in the middle of Frederick Arm
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 3 items
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
10:26 • est. 200 PWS Dolphins between Sonora Point and Hall Point, Nodales Channel.
Jordan McLean, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
Wed Sep 28 2016
16:13 • est. 100 PWS Dolphins still inside Horn Bay, Dent Rapids.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:50 • est. 100 PWS Dolphins off Horn Bay. ▫ Leaving the Scene
14:38 • est. 100 PWS Dolphins in front of Burnt Bluff, Dent Rapids.
08:00 • PWS Dolphins between Hall Point and Denham Islet, Dent Rapids. Reported by guide from Sonora Lodge. Super pod; possibly went up Bute Inlet. ▫ Second Hand
Jen Smalley, Sonora Resort
Tue Sep 27 2016
17:59 • est. 200 PWS Dolphins heading North at Greensea Bay, Discovery Passage.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
Wed Sep 21 2016
10:40 • 6-12 PWS Dolphins heading South Quathiaski Cove, Discovery Passage. They took off in a hurry before the T002Cs could spot them.
Radio, overheard or call out
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DALLS PORPOISE
Fri Sep 30 2016
14:33 • Dalls Porpoise near Arran Rapids.
Radio, overheard or call out
Wed Sep 28 2016
15:07 • 12 Dalls Porpoise playing, between Hall Point and Gomer Island, Nodales Channel.
11:49 • 8 Dalls Porpoise playing, at Denham Bay, Dent Rapids.
Jen Smalley, Sonora Resort
Tue Sep 27 2016
15:59 • Dalls Porpoise 200 meters out from Walcan Seafood Quadra Island, Discovery Passage. Small group.
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
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HARBOUR PORPOISE
Sun Oct 02 2016
16:04 • 2 Harbour Porpoise milling, in Gowlland Harbour.
Dustin Luchak, On A Dime Outdoor Adventures
Sun Aug 28 2016
13:30 • 2 Harbour Porpoise Newton Cove while paddling out of Espinosa Inlet.
Jeff Slack, Whistler, BC
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SPECIES UNSURE
Tue Sep 27 2016
09:01 • Species Unsure off Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait. Blows were observed.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
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The Magazine
REGIONAL & WEST COAST
National Observer
I believe the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion would be a death sentence for our iconic Southern Resident orcas, so I contacted a handful of the world’s top orca experts from outside of Canada to ask what they’d like to tell our government. What were their thoughts on Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, which would triple the capacity of the existing pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby to ship oil to the U.S. and Asia? Their short answer, summed up in one hashtag: #STOPKM
Here's what they've said about the impact of the expanded pipeline and tanker traffic increase through orca habitat:
"The presence of a massive oil terminal in Vancouver poses a real threat to the long-term survival of the Southern Resident killer whales. First of all, adding 400 oil tankers a year in Haro Strait will add massively to the noise that is already making ....
ABC News
California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he signed legislation meant to bring down the record numbers of whales getting caught in fishing gear meant for Dungeness crabs, causing unknown numbers of the entangled mammals to drown or starve.
The Democratic governor approved the bill that allows fishermen to collect abandoned and lost crab pots — the cage-like contraptions used to catch the crustaceans — in the off-season for a bounty, paid for by those who lost the gear.
Crab fishermen joined environmental groups in backing the legislation after federal agencies logged 61 reports of entangled whales off the West Coast last year, and 40 more by midsummer of this year, the majority of them off California. That compares with a previous average of eight or fewer whale entanglements a year.
CANADA
Scientists in the United States are sounding the alarm after three incidents in three days involving North Atlantic right whales.
Two of the whales were found dead off the coast of Maine, a third was discovered alive but entangled in fishing gear off Cape Cod.
Describing the situation as urgent, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arranged a conference call with reporters Tuesday.
"When you have something like this, where in a three-day period you lost two valuable members – or contributors – to the population ... that's something we wanted to share with our partners, wanted to share with the public," said David Gouveia, marine mammal program coordinator with the NOAA....
CTV News
HALIFAX - Marine biologists are getting some high-tech help solving an ecological mystery that has puzzled them for years.
Researchers have been using several underwater drones to track rare North Atlantic right whales off the East Coast.
Oceanographer Kim Davies says the gliders have detected the whales in an area off the Gaspe peninsula ...
CBC News NS
Since the summer, gliders deployed by Dalhousie University have travelled thousands of kilometres off the coasts of Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence in northern New Brunswick, sending back real time locations of whales and the ocean water conditions where they are detected.
Technology used in hunt of a different kind for North Atlantic right whales
"We can now track them far offshore in any weather by their sounds in all kinds of weather," said Kim Davies, a researcher at Dalhousie University.
Gliders cost about $150,000 each
The gliders can dive to a depth of 200 metres, detect whale calls up to 100 kilometres away and stay at sea for up to three months.
They were deployed at Davies direction as part of a large scale
INTERNATIONAL
Science Daily
How do you find whales that dive so deep and spend so little time at the surface that some species have never been observed alive? Sometimes you just have to listen closely.
Thanks to a newly developed system of drifting buoys, scientists from NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, Calif., will have a much better chance of hearing beaked whales in their deep water habitat off the West Coast....
Mother Nature Network
Whales are constantly feeding on krill, tiny marine organisms, to sustain themselves. The process of how a whale gulps down krill has been a mystery to researchers, but a new perspective offered by suction cup cameras and sensors may yield some clues.
Whales like humpback and blue whales engage in what's called lunge feeding. They open their jaws very wide and take in large amounts of water and krill. The process requires them to slow down between the drag created by opening mouths and the influx of water. Add in the fact they're essentially holding their breath while they're collecting food, and it's a very energy-intensive process.
Scientists have long debated whether whales open their mouths when they reach peak speed or just before reaching peak speed. So researchers at Stanford decided to ...
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