J-pod encountered off west coast
of San Juan Island June 12, 2007

photo by Astrid van Ginneken. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
J42 (center) flanked by her sibling J36 (left) and her mother J42 (right).

photo by Stefan Jacobs. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
Adult male J1 (born ~1951) surfaces along a tidal rip.

photo by Stefan Jacobs. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
J42, J-pod's newest member, surfaces between her older sibling J36 (foreground) and her mother J16 (background).
Encounter #022
June 12, 2007
J pod
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 10:40 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 10:55 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 30.94 N
Start Long: 123° 09.571 W
End encounter: 3:35 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 29.15 N
End Long: 123° 07.00 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 4:22 p.m.
Observers: Katie Jones, Stefan Jacobs, Eve Dinger and Astrid van Ginneken.