K36
Photo by Emma Foster


K46
Photo by Erin Heydenreich


K43
Photo by Erin Heydenreich

Encounter # 52 • August 4 • J's, K's and L's

Departed Snug Harbor: 11:10 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 11:53 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 43.519 N
Start Long: 123° 96.3 W
End Encounter: 2:42 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 52.324 N
End Long: 123° 16.49 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 3:30 p.m.

Observers:
Vessel Orca: Erin Heydenreich and Emma Foster
Vessel Shachi: Ken Balcomb

We encountered K's traveling north off Cattle Point at 11:53 a.m. The whales were spread out in groups traveling quickly. We followed the K's to Bellevue point where they turned south at 2:42 p.m. Shachi was further south down the west side of the island with mixed groups of L's and J's.

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