L79 off Kellett Bluff
Photo by Dave Ellifrit


J47 with mother J35
Photo by Dave Ellifrit


J47
Photo by Emma Foster


J35
Photo by Emma Foster

J47 and J35
Photo by Erin Heydenreich

J47 breach
Photo by Erin Heydenreich

Encounter # 29 • June 8 • J's and L12's

Departed Snug Harbor: 9:43 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 9:50 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 35.16 N
Start Long: 123° 12.09 W
End Encounter: 11:35 a.m.
End Lat: 48° 42.89 N
End Long: 123° 14.90 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 12:38 p.m.

Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Erin Heydenreich and Emma Foster

Vessel: Orca

We encountered the L12's in a tight group just outside Mitchell Bay at 9:50 a.m. They were traveling slow and close to the shore of Henry Island. We left the group at 10:18 a.m. and went north to Turn Point. We encountered J17, J35, J44, and J47 traveling north. We observed a lot of surface activity, mostly from the calves and especially from J pod's youngest member, J47. We later spotted the J22's also traveling north toward Swanson Channel. The encounter ended several miles north of Turn Point at 11:35 a.m.

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