L22 spyhop
Photo by Astrid Van Ginneken


J33 and J26
Photo by Stefan Jacobs


K14 and K26
Photo by Erin Heydenreich

Encounter # 51 • September 17 • J's, K's and L's

Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 12:25 p.m.
Begin Encounter: 12:36 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 32.544 N
Start Long: 123° 10.753 W
End Encounter: 3:15 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 40.39 N
End Long: 123° 13.80 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 4:10 p.m.
Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Astrid van Ginneken, Stefan Jacobs and Erin Heydenreich

We encountered J's K's and L's about a mile north west of Bellevue Point at 12:26 p.m. The whales were spread out from the point to False Bay, traveling north. We encountered mixed groups of J's, K's and a few L's (L53, L7, L87, L22 and L79). The encounter ended off Tip Top Hill on Stuart Island at 3: 16 p.m.