JULY 14, 2009 NOON Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts come out whale watching: Harbour seals in Oak Bay and Minke at Hein Bank

Departure time: 1230
Vessel: Five Star Charter's Supercat

Sighting #1 Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Time: 1306
Location: Chain Islands, Oak Bay
Behaviour: hauled out

Links

Vancouver Aquarium harbour seal fact page

Sighting #2: Minke whales (Balaenopter acutorostrata)
Time: 1345

Location: Hein Bank, Haro Strait, Washington waters
Behaviour: milling and foraging

Links
American Cetacean Society minke whale fact sheet

SIMPLE WAYS TO HELP SAVE THE WHALES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT To learn some ways how you can help save the whales and the oceans they live in see the Whale Nerds Unite blogpost for June 27, 2009!