Southern Residents gather for "Superpod"
in fog off Victoria waterfront July 20, 2007
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
L78 surfaces in the fog off the Victoria waterfront July 20, 2007.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
Bubbles cascade down J1's back as he exhales during a surfacing for air.
photo by John Durban. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
A sprouting male leaps into the air during a Superpod gathering July 20, 2007.
photo by John Durban. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
An unidentified whale spyhops off the Victoria waterfront July 20, 2007.
Encounter #040
June 20, 2007, 2007
J, K and L pod
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 11:30 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 12:22 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 21.82 N
Start Long: 123° 18.55 W
End encounter: 3:20 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 23.64 N
End Long: 123° 10.36 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 4:00 p.m.
Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Emma Foster, John Durban and Marina Plaza.
After recieving a report of a Superpod gathering offshore of the Victoria waterfront
staff headed out in R/V Orca. Upon arrival on scene staff observed numerous groups
of whales socializing. First a large group of males were encountered, later the older
females were seen traveling together. They socialized off the Victoria waterfront
— in the fog — for some time, before returning to the west side of San Juan Island.
