J47
Photo by Dave Ellifrit


K14's rolling
Photo by Dave Ellifrit


J28 spyhop
Photo by Stewart Macintyre

L47 and L115 and L83 with a salmon on her rostrum
Photo by Stewart Macintyre

Encounter # 61 • August 24 • J,K,L pods

Departed Snug Harbor: 12:23 p.m.
Begin Encounter: 1:05 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 24.56 N
Start Long: 123° 00.49 W
End Encounter: 5:20 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 29.114 N
End Long: 123° 07.96 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 6:50 p.m.

Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Kathy Babiak, and Stewart Macintyre

Center staff encountered J's, K's and L's in mixed groups milling and foraging off Salmon Bank at 1:05 p.m. The whales were spread out in groups. Some groups were moving slowly south while others went north. The encounter ended off Smugglers Cove with whales non directional.

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