J's and L's travel up Haro Strait early morning
June 20, 2008

photo by Astrid van Ginneken. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.

J11 travels past Kellett Bluff around 10:00 a.m. June 20, 2008.

photo by Kyla Graham. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
L57 surfaces with the Olympic Mountains in the background, June 20, 2008.

photo by Stewart Macintyre. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
L53, L7 and L57 traveling with J pod June 20, 2008.



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Vessel track of Encounter #18.

Encounter #18-1
June 20, 2008
J and L pod
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 8:36 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 8:45 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 33.187 N
Start Long: 123° 10.269 W
End Encounter: 11:53 a.m.
End Lat: 48° 34.264 N
End Long: 123° 34.98 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 12:52 p.m.
Observers: Astrid van Ginneken, Kyla Graham, Stewart Macintyre, and Mackenzie Consoer

J pod and three members of L pod (L7, L53, and L57) were sighted traveling north past the Center for Whale Research around 7:30 a.m. , June 20, 2008. The Center staff responded to the sighting and encountered whales at 8:45 just off the Center. The whales were traveling at a medium speed in tight groups spread out. A lot of surface activity was observed including breaching, lunging, porpoising, and tail lobbing. The encounter ended at 11:53 a.m. at the mouth of Mitchell Bay

POSTED: 11:04 a.m. June 23, 2008