The Center for Whale Research
2008 Encounters and Reports
Transients in the Strait of Georgia, August 19, 2008

photo by Ken Balcomb. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
T124, T101D, T101 and T101B off Saturna Island, B.C. August 19, 2008.

photo by Ken Balcomb. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
T100C, T100, T101, and T101A in the Strait of Georgia, August 19 2008.


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Vessel track of Encounter #37.

Encounter #37
August 19, 2008
Transients
Platform: Starlet
Departed Snug Harbor: 2:06 p.m.
Begin Encounter: 4:43 p.m.
End Encounter: 5:00 p.m.
Returned to Snug Harbor: 6:09 p.m.
Observers: Ken Balcomb

The T100's, T101's and the T124's were encountered in the Strait of Georgia a mile northeast of Saturna Island, B.C. at 4:44 p.m., August 19, 2008. The transients were traveling close together and heading southeast toward Boundary Pass. The encounter ended at 5:00 p.m. at East Point, with the whales continuing to travel southeast.


POSTED: 3:00 p.m. August 20, 2008


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