L47 and L115
Photo by Emma Foster


L89, L41 and L22
Photo by Erin Heydenreich


L85
Photo by Stewart Macintyre


L115 and L47
Photo by Erin Heydenreich


L12's
Photo by Dave Ellifrit

L's in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Photo by Dave Ellifrit

L47 and L115
Photo by Ken Balcomb

Encounter # 56 • 13 August • J,K,L pods

Departed Snug Harbor: 11:33 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 12:40 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 18.312 N
Start Long: 123° 30.874 W
End Encounter: 5:19 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 27.600 N
End Long: 123° 09.022 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 6:40 p.m.

Observers:
Vessel Orca: Dave Ellifrit, Emma Foster, Erin Heydenreich and Stweart Macintyre
Vessel Shachi: Ken Balcomb

Vessel Orca departed Snug Harbor at 11:33 a.m. and headed west toward Race Rocks. We encountered a minke whale on the way mid Haro Strait. At 12:46 we encountered the L2's in a tight group traveling slowly east. We then encountered the J's and K's in a tight group also traveling slowly east. At 1:26 we encountered all the L's except for the L2's and L87 in a tight group going east. We confirmed that the new calf in L pod, L115, is L47's calf. We continued following the L's until they reached mid Haro Strait, off Discovery Island at 5:15 p.m. The whales were still in tight groups traveling slowly heading northeast.

For more information on L115 click here:
L115

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