Humpback Whales continue to remain in the area and are spread out from the northern part of Georgia Strait up through Sutil Channel and Calm Channel. Many of them are solitary while others have formed small groups of 2-4 animals or even larger groups of 5-8 animals. A variety of behaviours have been displayed by the Humpbacks, including breaching, tail slaps, pectoral slaps, lunge feeding, and bubble-net feeding. On a few occasions, Humpbacks were observed to be trumpeting, which is when a whale forces air through their blowhole producing a high-pitch sound (similar to humans when we whistle). One reason why Humpbacks may trumpet is when they appear to be bothered by other animals, such as a pod of dolphins surrounding the whale. It was unclear on these observed occasions why one Humpback was making so much noise early in the morning.
Transient (Biggs) Orca made an appearance off of Comox last Tuesday and made their way northward during the day. Other Transient Orca have been reported off of Powell River, in Johnstone Strait, and near Telegraph Cove. Northern Resident Orca have been observed in Johnstone Strait and in Blackfish Sound. Our report includes sightings of large pods of Pacific White-Sided Dolphins in Nodales Channel and in Johnstone Strait as well as one sighting of Dall's porpoise and of Harbour Porpoise.
Ivan Ng, Wild Ocean Whale Society
Transient (Biggs) Orca made an appearance off of Comox last Tuesday and made their way northward during the day. Other Transient Orca have been reported off of Powell River, in Johnstone Strait, and near Telegraph Cove. Northern Resident Orca have been observed in Johnstone Strait and in Blackfish Sound. Our report includes sightings of large pods of Pacific White-Sided Dolphins in Nodales Channel and in Johnstone Strait as well as one sighting of Dall's porpoise and of Harbour Porpoise.
Ivan Ng, Wild Ocean Whale Society
Humpback Whale pushing water from its mouth just north of Cortes Reef
Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures
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Sightings Update
ISSUE SIGHTINGS MAP 2017-026
Jump to: Biggs Orca | NRKW Orca | Orca | Humpback Whales | PWS Dolphins | Dalls Porpoise | Harbour Porpoise
TRANSIENT BIGGS KILLER WHALES
Fri Aug 11 2017
13:39 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦ heading west at the west end of Weynton Passage.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
Wed Aug 09 2017
13:07 • 3 Biggs Orca heading west off Cracroft Point, West Cracroft Island, Johnstone Strait.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
Tue Aug 08 2017
21:00 • Biggs Orca heading south off Powell River, Malaspina Strait.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
19:00 • 6-7 Biggs Orca in Frolander Bay, Malaspina Strait. Playing in bay for about 2 hours and proceeded southward. A few young calves in the pod.
Michelle Hellyer, Powell River, BC
19:00 • Biggs Orca ◦T117s; T120◦ west of Mitlenatch Island zig zagging toward Cape Mudge, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
17:46 • 3 Biggs Orca heading north-west a bit north of Kitty Coleman Beach Park, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
16:52 • 3 Biggs Orca off Kitty Coleman Beach Park.
15:39 • 3 Biggs Orca heading north off the ferry dock at Little River, Comox, Georgia Strait.
Peter Hamilton, Lifeforce
15:15 • 2 Biggs Orca heading south Powell River Westview Harbour, Malaspina Strait. Small fins.
Joan And Ron Fisher, Vancouver BC
14:35 • 3 Biggs Orca heading north moving about 7-8 knots approaching Cape Lazo, Comox. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
14:00 • Biggs Orca at Grief Point, Malaspina Strait. Heard from boater. ▫ Second Hand
Peter Hamilton, Lifeforce
13:45 • 2 Biggs Orca heading north between marker at Cortez Reef and Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
Joan And Ron Fisher, Vancouver BC
12:49 • 3-4 Biggs Orca foraging, in Comox Harbour. One male and one female so far. Possibly T120 and T117s. ▫ On Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
12:16 • 3-4 Biggs Orca now at Gartley Point angling toward Comox, Baynes Sound.
11:51 • 3-4 Biggs Orca heading north in front of Royston heading toward Comox, Baynes Sound. One big fin. From a friend on shore. ▫ Second Hand
Bill Coltart, Pacific Pro Dive
Mon Aug 07 2017
18:57 • Biggs Orca moving slowly, heading south off the Quadra Island Scallop Farm below Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel. Two pods of Orca. Not sure what is happening here - the Humpback seems to be chasing after the Orca. Orca are not hunting this whales. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
15:46 • 3 Biggs Orca heading south about 0.25-miles from the shore off Oyster Bay, Georgia Strait. Travelling at about 5 knots. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
15:31 • 3 Biggs Orca heading south off Oyster Bay. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures
15:15 • 4 Biggs Orca moving quickly, heading west about 1-mile west of Ripple Point, Johnstone Strait.
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
14:08 • 4 Biggs Orca heading south just north of Orange Point, Discovery Passage.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
12:30 • 4 Biggs Orca heading south approaching Browns Bay, Discovery Passage.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale Watching
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Transient Bigg's Killer Whales hanging out in the Salish Sea
Mon, 7 Aug 2017 - 2 items
Tenacious3 (Boat), Discovery Marine Safaris
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Killer Whales hanging out in the Salish Sea
Mon, 7 Aug 2017 - 2 items
Tenacious3 (Boat), Discovery Marine Safaris
Jump to: Biggs Orca | NRKW Orca | Orca | Humpback Whales | PWS Dolphins | Dalls Porpoise | Harbour Porpoise
NORTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES
Thu Aug 10 2017
13:31 • 40-60 NRKW Orca ◦A30s; A32s; I40s◦ between Numas Islands and Malcolm Point, Queen Charlotte Strait.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
Wed Aug 09 2017
13:07 • est. 40 NRKW Orca off Blinkhorn Peninsula east of Telegraph Cove, Johnstone Strait.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
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UNIDENTIFIED KILLER WHALES
Mon Aug 07 2017
10:54 • Orca in Hole in the Wall. Reported by Fishing Guide. ▫ Second Hand
Ryan Eisen, Sonora Resort
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HUMPBACK WHALES
Fri Aug 11 2017
14:41 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0057 Niagara; BCY Chinook◦ below Breton Islands, Sutil Channel.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
14:41 • 2 Humpback Whales above Center Islet north-west of Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:15 • 8 Humpback Whales heading north below Quadra Island Scallop Farm spread out between Quadra Island and Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
13:15 • 2 Humpback Whales angling toward Viner Point, Sutil Channel.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
12:56 • 1 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading south-east right on the transit line around Francisco Point, Quadra Island, Georgia Strait.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
12:43 • 2 Humpback Whales tail lobs, breaching, heading south off Atrevida Reef just north of Powell River, Malaspina Strait.
Pauline Decloedp, Powell River, BC
12:37 • Humpback Whales mid channel at the north end of Drew Passage. Lying on the surface; very hard to see.
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
10:07 • est. 4 Humpback Whales between Mitlenatch Island and Marina Island, Georgia Strait.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:04 • 2 Humpback Whales taking long dives, heading north mid channel between Marina Island and Quadra Island, Sutil Channel. About six minute dives.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
09:49 • 2 Humpback Whales between Viner Point and Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
09:49 • 1 Humpback Whales on the Gorge Harbor side of Uganda Passage, Sutil Channel.
09:49 • 2 Humpback Whales near the top of Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
09:49 • Humpback Whales heading towards Penn Islands, Sutil Channel. Blows were observed.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
08:14 • 2 Humpback Whales lunge feeding, close to the shore north of Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
08:00 • 1 Humpback Whales at Hoskins Rock 1 mile south of Viner Point, Sutil Channel.
08:00 • 3 Humpback Whales just north of Center Islet north-west of Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
Colin Griffinson, Pacific Yellowfin Charters
Thu Aug 10 2017
17:35 • 6-7 Humpback Whales between Whaletown and Rebecca Spit, Sutil Channel. Mid-channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
16:30 • Humpback Whales off Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel. Pacific Yellowfin Charters leaving the scene. ▫ Second Hand
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
16:21 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north at the can marker off Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:11 • 1 Humpback Whales breaching, between Marina Island and Quadra Island, Sutil Channel.
14:58 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0380 Zed◦ heading north angling towards Baker Passage, Georgia Strait. Zed plus a friend.
14:43 • 3 Humpback Whales heading south between Mitlenatch Island and Hernando Island, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
14:29 • 4 Humpback Whales between the Quadra Island Scallop Farm and Viner Point, Sutil Channel.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:05 • est. 2 Humpback Whales by Savary Island, Malaspina Strait. Saw at least 2 whales - we suspect they were Humpbacks: dorsal ridge and big tail flukes.
Kirsten Kurnicki,
13:58 • est. 2 Humpback Whales between Mitlenatch Island and Hernando Island, Georgia Strait.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
13:55 • 1 Humpback Whales at Raza Point, Calm Channel. Heading for the Raza fish farm.
13:17 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south between Rendezvous Islands and Raza Passage, Calm Channel.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
12:36 • 1 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading south, Drew Passage. Closer to Rendezvous side of passage.
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
12:36 • 1 Humpback Whales off Cracroft Point, West Cracroft Island, Johnstone Strait.
11:56 • 2 Humpback Whales mid-strait off Naka Creek, Johnstone Strait.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:30 • 3 Humpback Whales heading south at Cortez Reef, Georgia Strait. Active whales. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
10:30 • 1 Humpback Whales between Hill Island and Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures
10:22 • 3 Humpback Whales by Bartlett Islet, Calm Channel.
09:29 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north from the north end of Marina Island towards Whaletown, Sutil Channel.
09:29 • 2 Humpback Whales heading west from the north end of Marina Island towards Francisco Point, Sutil Channel.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
09:24 • 2 Humpback Whales between Mitlenatch Island and Baker Passage, Georgia Strait.
08:54 • 1 Humpback Whales 1 mile south of Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
08:52 • 3 Humpback Whales 1 mile west of Manson Passage, Georgia Strait.
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
08:44 • 3 Humpback Whales doing circles, north of Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Jen Smalley, Campbell River Whale Watching
Wed Aug 09 2017
20:09 • 2 Humpback Whales breaching, off the southwest side of Savary Island, Georgia Strait.
Jack McGuire, Powell River, BC
16:08 • 2 Humpback Whales off the Quadra Island Scallop Farm below Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel.
16:08 • 2 Humpback Whales about 2 miles south of the Quadra Island Scallop Farm below Heriot Bay.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
14:52 • 2 Humpback Whales off Raza Island, Raza Passage.
14:41 • 2 Humpback Whales off Hill Island, Sutil Channel.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:49 • 5-6 Humpback Whales trumpeting, by Rebecca Spit, Sutil Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:30 • 2 Humpback Whales in front of Big Bay, Stuart Island, Yuculta Rapids.
Kaitlin Ross, Sonora Resort
11:10 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south into Plunger Passage, Sutil Channel.
11:10 • 1 Humpback Whales off Coulter Island, Sutil Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:42 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0380 Zed◦ tail slaps, pectoral slaps, and taking short dives, at the Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait. The whale is also known as "Zorro".
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
09:47 • 2-3 Humpback Whales just north of the can at Cortez Reef, Georgia Strait.
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Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales breaching just north of Cortes Reef
Wed, 9 Aug 2017 - 7 items
Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales breaching just north of Cortes Reef
Wed, 9 Aug 2017 - 7 items
Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures
09:28 • 1 Humpback Whales bubble netting, off the north side of Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel. Young whale.
David Gauci, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:38 • est. 4 Humpback Whales between Quadra Island Scallop Farm, Viner Point and Breton Islands, Sutil Channel.
08:30 • 4 Humpback Whales off Rebecca Spit, Sutil Channel. They were observed for about 40 minutes.
07:00 • 1 Humpback Whales trumpeting, off Rebecca Spit. On the surface for about 30 minutes and trumpeting (making noises) during that time. The whale was reported injured due to the noise it was making. ▫ Second Hand
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
Tue Aug 08 2017
17:22 • 4 Humpback Whales off the red can at Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Josh Grin, Eagle Eye Adventures
15:18 • 2 Humpback Whales just south of Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
14:45 • 4 Humpback Whales doing circles, Rebecca Spit, Sutil Channel.
Josh Grin, Eagle Eye Adventures
14:33 • Humpback Whales heading south-west bottom of Cortez Reef, Georgia Strait.
Tenacious3 (Boat), Discovery Marine Safaris
14:29 • 3 Humpback Whales 1/2 mile north of Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
14:13 • 2 Humpback Whales resting, abeam South Rendezvous Island in Drew Passage.
13:36 • 1 Humpback Whales foraging, in the rapids between Kellsey Point and Sonora Island, Yuculta Rapids. Very small whale.
Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:27 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south-east between Viner Point and Rebecca Spit, Sutil Channel.
Jen Smalley, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:48 • Humpback Whales in front of Sonora Lodge on Sonora Island, Yuculta Rapids. ▫ Second Hand
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
12:25 • Humpback Whales off the red can at Cortez Reef, Georgia Strait. Sailboat on scene.
Colin Griffinson, Pacific Yellowfin Charters
12:01 • 2 Humpback Whales doing circles, at Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
11:50 • 2 Humpback Whales off Francisco Point, Quadra Island, Georgia Strait.
Jen Smalley, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:29 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south near Eastwest Bay, Maurelle Island, Calm Channel. South of Hole in the Wall.
Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:15 • 2 Humpback Whales milling, just south of Cortez Reef, Georgia Strait.
Jerry Weldon, Eagle Eye Adventures
11:02 • 1 Humpback Whales off the Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy heading to Francisco Point, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
10:52 • 2 Humpback Whales at Viner Point heading to Centre Islet, Sutil Channel. Sleepy.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:14 • Humpback Whales north of Center Islet north-west of Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
09:53 • Humpback Whales in Von Donop Inlet. Multiple blows.
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
09:42 • Humpback Whales between Mitlenatch Island and Hernando Island, Georgia Strait.
Tenacious3 (Boat), Discovery Marine Safaris
09:32 • 2 Humpback Whales between Penn Islands, Hill Island, Sutil Channel.
09:28 • 1 Humpback Whales between Quartz Bay and Carrington Bay, Sutil Channel.
08:42 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south at the south end of Marina Island, Sutil Channel.
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
08:26 • 2 Humpback Whales at red can off Cortez Reef, Georgia Strait.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:06 • 2 Humpback Whales, Hole in the Wall. Reported by Sonora fishing guides. ▫ Second Hand
Ryan Eisen, Sonora Resort
Mon Aug 07 2017
18:57 • 1 Humpback Whales moving slowly, heading south about 1-mile off the Quadra Island Scallop Farm below Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel. Not sure what is happening here - the Humpback seems to be chasing after the Orca. Orca are not hunting this whales.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
17:28 • 5 Humpback Whales heading out of the north end of Lewis Channel.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:12 • 4 Humpback Whales between the red can at Cortez Reef and the red can at Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
15:14 • 5 Humpback Whales at the north end of Lewis Channel.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:36 • 1 Humpback Whales doing circles, south of Penn Islands, Sutil Channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
10:50 • 1 Humpback Whales 100 m. off Johnstone Bluff, Bute Inlet. Small animal.
09:32 • 1 Humpback Whales heading south 300 m. off Carrington Bay, Cortes Island, Sutil Channel.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
08:57 • 2 Humpback Whales between Cortez Reef and Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale Watching
08:53 • 1 Humpback Whales close to the Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait. Whale in line with the red can at Cortez Reef. A sailboat is on scene.
Robin Peers, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
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Humpback Whales just north of Cortez Reef
Wed, 9 Aug 2017 - 7 items
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales just north of Cortez Reef
Wed, 9 Aug 2017 - 7 items
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
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PACIFIC WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
Fri Aug 11 2017
14:28 • PWS Dolphins at the head of Frederick Arm.
Radio, overheard or call out
Thu Aug 10 2017
15:55 • PWS Dolphins between Block Island and Sonora Island, Nodales Channel. ▫ Second Hand
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:27 • PWS Dolphins in Thurston Bay behind Block Island, Nodales Channel. Info from Dreadlocks. ▫ Second Hand
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
09:35 • 40-50 PWS Dolphins in Denham Bay, Dent Rapids. ▫ Second Hand
Bradden Kiley, Painters Lodge, Campbell River
Wed Aug 09 2017
14:35 • est. 150 PWS Dolphins in Weynton Passage.
11:11 • 25 PWS Dolphins in Blenkinsop Bay east of Port Neville, Sunderland Channel.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
Tue Aug 08 2017
15:45 • est. 150 PWS Dolphins foraging, Helmcken Island, Johnstone Strait.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching
Mon Aug 07 2017
17:50 • est. 25 PWS Dolphins heading north off April Point, Quadra Island, Discovery Passage. With the tug and gravel barge.
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
17:20 • est. 30 PWS Dolphins heading north off Cape Mudge, Georgia Strait.
Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
17:15 • 40-50 PWS Dolphins heading north from the Cape Mudge Lighthouse towards Campbell River, Georgia Strait.
Erik Blaney, IHos Cultural Tours
15:20 • PWS Dolphins moving quickly, heading south off Steep Island, Discovery Passage. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Reuben Buerge, Eagle Eye Adventures
12:02 • PWS Dolphins off Edith Point at the west end of East Thurlow Island, Johnstone Strait.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:57 • 40-50 PWS Dolphins heading south off Bear Bight, Johnstone Strait.
Ian Perry, Cetus Society - StraitWatch
Jump to: Biggs Orca | NRKW Orca | Orca | Humpback Whales | PWS Dolphins | Dalls Porpoise | Harbour Porpoise
DALLS PORPOISE
Fri Aug 11 2017
14:28 • Dalls Porpoise, Dent Rapids.
Radio, overheard or call out
Jump to: Biggs Orca | NRKW Orca | Orca | Humpback Whales | PWS Dolphins | Dalls Porpoise | Harbour Porpoise
HARBOUR PORPOISE
Wed Aug 09 2017
16:00 • est. 6 Harbour Porpoise heading south passing the Powell River Viewpoint, Malaspina Strait.
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Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
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Harbour Porpoise
About 6 Harbour Porpoise heading south past Powell River Viewpoint
Wed, 9 Aug 2017 - 1 items
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
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Harbour Porpoise
About 6 Harbour Porpoise heading south past Powell River Viewpoint
Wed, 9 Aug 2017 - 1 items
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
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Whales are a key part of the marine food web. The health of their populations is an indicator of the health of our oceans and the other marine life that lives in them.
Unfortunately, some of the whales in Canada are in trouble.
We know that human activity has an impact and in order to help we need to take action.
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A whale-watching tour boat struck a humpback whale that surfaced without warning off the coast of Victoria Monday, sending two passengers to hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Prince of Whales Whale Watching said one of its smaller zodiac vessels was in an area near Race Rocks Ecological Reserve watching another humpback right before it happened at 2:45 p.m.
“After about three minutes of the vessel transiting away from the animal that was spotted, the vessel struck what was thought to be a humpback whale,” said Ben Duthie, operations manager for the tour company. “That animal had not been previously observed, and happened to surface immediately in front of the vessel.”...
Oak Bay News, BC
Consider for a moment a world in which every man, woman and child is forced to live in a perpetual, heavy fog. Their vision is severely limited, and, at times, the fog is so heavy as to create a virtual blindfold.
It’s precisely the kind of world that mankind has created for the 78 remaining southern resident killer whales (and other cetaceans) residing in the waters off Vancouver Island. The whales are an endangered species and have shown no sign of rebounding, despite some limited steps to safeguard their existence.
Marine mammals live in an acoustic-dominant world in which they use sound as the primary means of “seeing” their environment. It’s also how they feed, navigate, communicate and interact in what has long been known to be a critically important social structure.
Humans use their eyes; on the most part, whales and other cetaceans use their hearing.
Marine traffic (the ships engines and propellers) produce low frequency sounds that travel for very long distances, reverberating through the ocean and masking cetacean communication and the whale’s ability to locate food sources.....
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National Post, ON
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal researchers studying critically endangered North Pacific right whales sometimes go years without finding their subjects. Over the weekend they got lucky.
A research vessel in the Bering Sea photographed two of the animals Sunday and obtained a biopsy sample from one, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday....
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CBC News NS
A Halifax-based marine mammal rescue group says it would like to continue rescuing right whales.
Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans paused responses to entangled right whales in July after the death of Campobello Island fisherman Joe Howlett.
"We do still have whales that are entangled right now, we've had a few in the last little while and people really, we do need to move on," Tonya Wimmer, director of the Marine Animal Response Society, told CBC Radio's The Current....
It's common this time of year for whales to get tangled in fishing gear, but what's becoming even more common is speeding boats getting as close as they can to whales — and that's seriously dangerous, warns a rescue group.
Wayne Ledwell, with the Whale Release and Strandings group, says they were called to four different entangled whales in a one-week period.
The most recent one was on Saturday, when a humpback got tangled in a gillnet, trailing netting and buoys in Conception Bay.
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Deutsche Welle
Mass tourism is disturbing whales and other cetaceans struggling to live peaceably in their surroundings. Collisions with ships have been an issue for some time already - but now, tourists are wanting to swim with them.
Delphin im Mittlemeer (picture-alliance/Mary Evans Pictures/ardea.com/M. Watson )
Environmental and animal rights groups have successfully raised awareness over the negative impacts of keeping marine mammals in aquariums and zoos - but now cetaceans are at risk even in their own wild surroundings.
The unstoppable increase of tourism means many people are looking for a unique adventure far from what's typical. However, fun for us can translate into difficulties for wildlife.
In addition to plastic pollution and other existing threats, sea mammals must now cope with tourists eager to swim at their side. Environmental groups are calling for a ban on this practice in the largest marine protected area for marine mammals in the Mediterranean, the Pelagos Sanctuary.
A new law has entered into force in France to protect whales from another lethal threat, also related to tourism: collisions with ships....
DivePhotoGuide.com
Off the coast of Abu Dhabi, scientists have discovered the presence of 700 of the rare Sousa plumbea, or humpback dolphins. These distinctive creatures aren’t usually observed in such large numbers, but researchers who spent 55 days at sea over a period of five months observed dolphins on 32 of those days. They recorded their movements by developing a method that allowed them to identify individual dolphins. This method involved photographing their dorsal fins, all of which have distinctive markings much like our fingerprints are unique to us, and adding those images to a database so they would be able to recognize them when seen again and thereby arrive at a more accurate number.
Unfortunately for the dolphins...
The Wire
The spill last week, after two vessels collided in the Pearl River estuary, left white globs of jelly-like palm oil in the water and strewn across beaches, along with dead fish, rocks, shells and rubbish smothered in the oil....
Cormnwall Live, UK
Wildlife lovers will rejoice at the news that a pod of very rare striped dolphins have been spotted of the coast of Cornwall for the first time ever.
The rare species were photographed leaping out of the waves along the Scillonian III ferry ship by a group of citizen science volunteers.
The three members of the team were on the bridge of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group's ferry on the way back from St Mary's to Penzance looking out for marine life as part of the ORCA OceanWatch project when one of the team called out the sighting...
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