Departure time: 1000
Vessel: Five Star Charter's Fastcat
Sighting #1: Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Time: 1037
Location: 0.5 miles E of William Head, Vancouver Island, BC
Behaviour: travelling
Other: This whale surprised us by surfacing right off our bow when we were underway so I couldn't get any photos!
Links
American Cetacean Society minke whale fact sheet
Minke whale (from June 30, 2009 Sighting)
Sighting #2: Southern 'Resident' fish eating killer whales (Orcinus orca)
Start Time: 1115 - 1156
Start location: Otter Point, Vancouver Island, BC
Behaviour: travelling fast
End location: Secretary Island off Vancouver Island, BC
Individuals identified: K and L pods - K27, L12, L85, L79, L89, L22, L83
Cool fact about this species: Females grow to an average of 24 feet and 7,000 pounds (more at Orca Sightings Network fact sheet)
Links
Orcasound online hydrophone network
K27, Deadhead, a 16 year old K pod female
Breach! Near Otter Point off the west coast of Vancouver Island
L12, Alexis (estimated to be born in 1933) and L85, Mystery an 18 year old male
L79, Skana, a 20 year old male
L22, Spirit a 38 year old female (mother of L79 and L89) and L12, Alexis
L12 and L85
L83, Moonlight, a 19 year old female
Mount Olympus, Washington as seen from Oak Bay, Victoria
Sighting #3 Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
Time: 1225
Location: Race Rocks
Behaviour: In kelp bed at Great Race, bubble blowing
Links
Marine Mammal Center Elephant Seal fact page
Above 2 photos: Northern Elephant Seal in bull kelp at Race Rocks Marine Protected Area
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!
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