T100's, T101's observed traveling East
in Strait of Juan de Fuca, August 14, 2007
photo by Courtney Smith. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822,
and/or DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
The adult male, T102, surfaces eastbound next to several members of the T100's and T101's mid-channel in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, August 14, 2007.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822,
and/or DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
T101C surfaces in the Strait of Juan de Fuca as a nearby whale does a tail-lob, August 14, 2007.
Encounter #046-2
August 14, 2007
T100's and T101's
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 3:17 p.m.
Begin Encounter: 4:25 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 19.33 N
Start Long: 123° 21.96 W
End Encounter: 4:39 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 19.41 N
End Long: 123° 19.37 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 5:58 p.m.
Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Kelley Balcomb-Bartok and Courtney Smith.
Shortly after ending
Encounter #045-1 with the T124’s and T90’s, Center staff headed south to investigate another transient sighting. Approximately 3 miles south of Victoria’s waterfront, the T100’s and T101’s were found traveling tightly together. At one point, the whales separated, began milling, and then fused together again, with a porpoise amidst them. After making a presumed kill, the transients resumed their eastward travel pattern.
