J pod off Trial Island
Photo by Ken Balcomb


J14 and J1
Photo by Ken Balcomb


J42 and J16
Photo by Ken Balcomb

Encounter # 47 • September 9 • J's, K's and L's

Platform: Starlet
Departed Oak Bay, B.C.: 10:32 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 10:44 a.m.
End Encounter: 12:03 p.m.
Returned to Snug Harbor: 1:00 p.m.
Observers: Ken Balcomb, Marjoleine Roos, and Helen

On a return trip from Victoria B.C., J's, K's, L7 and L53 were encountered off Trial Island. The whales were spread out in mixed groups traveling north east. The encounter ended at 12:03 p.m. off Beaumont Shoal.