It's wonderful to have
Humpback Whales back in the upper Georgia Strait area. We are
expecting more reports, as they should be coming back and travelling
to their summer feeding grounds. A number of them have been using the
inside waters rather than the West Coast of Vancouver Island over the
past number of years. Killer Whale and Pacific White Sided Dolphin
sightings reports are increasing with the onset of the whale watching
tours and a few great spotters / reporters out there. We look forward
to hearing more from all of you! Every Sightings Report is Valuable!
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Transient Bigg's
Orca believed to be the T073C's
April 3, 2015 - 2 photos
Emma Jayne, EmJay Photography, Port
Alice
UNIDENTIFIED
KILLER WHALES
presumed
to be Tranisent Bigg's Orca
but
unconfirmed
April 9:
2 Orca Eastbound
approximately 7 miles east east of Gabriola Passage spotted flying
from Vancouver airport to Nanaimo via Gabriola Passage. Seen just
before leaving the Vancouver airport control zone. Gabriola Passage
runs between Gabriola Island and Valdes Island in the Strait of
Georgia.
Michael Grattan,
Harbour Air
April 9:
9 am: Orca reported at
Fawn Bluff, on the east side of Bute Inlet, no direction or numbers.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Tours
April 8:
3:46 pm: At least 5
Orca and one hundred plus Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Bute Inlet.
Geoff
Dunstan,
Discovery
Marine Safaris.
April 7:
3:49 pm: Orca in Toba
Inlet, right in front of the Lodge, just hanging around there.
5:42 pm: There are
about 6 or 8 Orca just milling around in front of the Lodge in Toba
Inlet, which is entered at the north end of East Redonda Island.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle
Eye Adventures.
April 7:
Lone male Orca
breaching in Blind Channel, (also called Mayne Passage) between East
and West Thurlow Islands
Fabien Minfray,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
April 5:
11:18 am: Orca in
Seymour Narrows, Campbell River on Vancouver Island, northbound.
There are three small
fins now, southbound, bucking the tide towards Seymour Narrows.
12:07 pm Make that four
fins! All small, still southbound.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle
Eye Adventures.
April 5:
12:58 pm: Leaving 4
Orca headed south past the Spit on Vancouver Island shore.
1:26 pm: The Orca are
flying. They are past the Cape Mudge Light House on Quadra Island
already.
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
April 4:
7:30 pm: Orca mid
strait in front of Campbell River.
Aaron
Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching.
TRANSIENT
BIGG'S ORCA
April 7:
(Received report 9:45
pm) of Transient Bigg's Orca T049As and T123s off Shaw Island heading
East. Killed one Harbour Porpoise.
Josh McInnes,
Victoria.
April 4:
Transient Bigg's Orca
known as T124C has been seen heading south in San Juan Channel, which
is down between San Juan Island and Shaw Island.
3:48 pm: Five Transient
Bigg's Orca off Henry Island, which is just off the northwest shore
of San Juan Island, heading north. NO I.D.'s yet. They harassed a
Steller Sea Lion.
4:00 pm: They have been
identified as Transient Bigg's T65A's.
Josh McInnes,
Victoria.
April 3:
1:34
pm: We had a pod of 3 Orca in the Inlet here at Port Alice yesterday
(April 3rd)
in the early afternoon. Two adults and one smaller juvenile. They
were close to the boat dock at Jeune Landing hunting a Sea Lion. Not
sure if they had success or not, but they spent a good half hour
trying and then swam further up the Inlet. I lost track of them after
they went behind the Friggin Islands across from the pier in Port
Alice.
(from photos appear to be the T073C's - SM)
Emma Jayne, Port
Alice.
Transient Bigg's
Orca believed to be the T073C's
April 3, 2015 - 4 photos
Emma Jayne, EmJay Photography, Port
Alice
HUMPBACK
WHALES
April 8:
9:07 am: Report of a
Humpback Whale in Menzies Bay north of Campbell River an hour ago. No
direction given.
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
April 8:
9:30 am Lone Humpback
Whale is Southbound by Duncan Bay now. It's a very small animal, not
longer than 30 feet.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle
Eye Adventures
April 7:
2:05 pm: Humpback Whale
breaching just southwest of Helmcken Island, in Johnstone Strait near
Kelsey Bay. First Humpback report of 2015 in the upper Georgia Strait
to Johnstone Strait area!
(from Radio)
PACIFIC
WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
April 8: Approximately
one hundred Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Bute Inlet, as well as
around 5 Orca.
Geoff
Dunstan,
Discovery
Marine Safaris.
April 7:
1:10 pm: Between 600 –
1000 Pacific White Sided Dolphins between White Rock Passage and Hole
in the Wall on the Bute Inlet side of Calm Channel.
Aaron
Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching.
April 7:
1:50 pm: 300 Plus
Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Fawn Bluff in Bute Inlet.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle
Eye Adventures.
April 7:
3:36 pm: Leaving
Pacific White Sided Dolphins near Johnstone Bluff in Bute Inlet.
Fabien Minfray,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
April 6:
10:35 am: 6 – 7
Pacific White Sided Dolphins off Lund – no direction yet. Make
that 20+ they're over by Major Rock!
Gordie Coles, Savary
/ Sevilla Island
April 5:
2:55 pm: 300 Pacific
White Sided Dolphins off the mouth of Bute Inlet. Very spread out and
feeding.
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
Entangled
California Sea Lion
We received a call
regarding this entangled California Sea Lion after he was seen for a
couple of days at the Powell River Mill staging pond. We hoped to
monitor him until some help could be arranged, but he has not been
seen / reported since we were contacted. This photo is a reminder to
PLEASE ensure that ALL packaging ties and plastic can holders and
anything with a loop is cut before safely disposing. You can see that
the Sea Lion has grown into the packaging tie which is now cutting
into his neck.
Entangled California
Sea Lion
April 4, 2014
Shane Gustafson,
Powell River
LINKS
From BBC – Do Whales
have Graveyards where they prefer to die?
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150225-do-dying-whales-go-to-graveyards
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