Encounter # 43 • August 27 • J, K, L pods

Platforms: Orca and Starlet
Departed Snug Harbor: 9:50 a.m. (Orca)
Begin Encounter: 9:55 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 34.807 N
Start Long: 123° 11.228 W
End Encounter: 12:32 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 43.098 N
End Long: 123° 14.430 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 1:30 p.m.

Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Kathy Babiak and Stewart Macintyre

J's, K's and L's were encountered outside of Mitchell Bay at 9:55 a.m. The whales were spread out in mixed groups traveling north. The encounter ended in Boundary Pass at 12:25 p.m. The whales continued to travel up Swanson Channel.