T19B and T19C after a Harbor seal kill off Henry Island
Photo by Emma Foster


T19B
Photo by Erin Heydenreich


T18's
Photo by Ken Balcomb


T19 and T19B
Photo by Stewart Macintyre

Encounter # 67 • September 1 • T18's

Departed Snug Harbor: 2:34 p.m.
Begin Encounter: 2:41 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 34.818 N
Start Long: 123° 12.406 W
End Encounter: 3:53 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 39.035N
End Long: 123° 11.472W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 4:15 p.m.

Observers:
Vessel Shachi: Ken Balcomb and Kathy Babiak
Vessel Orca: Erin Heydenreich, Emma Foster and Stewart Macintyre

After watching the T18's (T18, T19, T19B and T19C) travel slowly north past the Center for Whale Research, both vessels departed Snug Harbor. The encounter began just off Kellett Bluff with the T18's traveling in a tight group close to shore. The made a harbor seal kill along the shore of Henry Island. The encounter ended just south of Stuart Island with the whales heading north along the shorelline.

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