T40
Photo by Dave Ellifrit


T86A2
Photo by Emma Foster


T40
Photo by Ken Balcomb

Encounter # 20 • May 31 • T40, T86A and T86A2

Departed Snug Harbor: 3:00 p.m.
Begin Encounter: 4:07 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 48.34 N
Start Long: 122° 77.83 W
End Encounter: 4:57 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 31.59 N
End Long: 122° 49.24 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 6:00 p.m.

Observers: Ken Balcomb, Dave Ellifrit, Emma Foster and Erin Heydenreich

Vessel: Shachi

We encountered T40, T86A and T86A2 in Rosario Strait just south of James Island at 4:07 p.m. The whales were in a tight group traveling northwest. The encounter ended at 4:57 p.m. in Thatcher Pass.

These photos were taken under MMPA permit #532-1822and/or DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.