J-pod observed actively foraging salmon,
Strait of Juan de Fuca, Sept. 3, 2007
photo by Kelley balcomb-Bartok. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
Sprouting male J26 surfaces beneath darkened and cloudy skies, September 3, 2007.
photo by Kelley Balcomb-Bartok. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
J26's tail surfaces showing a distinctive nick on the trialing edge of his tail.
photo by Kelley Balcomb-Bartok. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
A young member of J-pod opens it's mouth to consume a salmon it just caught seconds before this photo was taken. (See detail below).
photo by Kelley Balcomb-Bartok. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
A detail of the photo (above) reveal the whale's teeth and salmon flesh. Salmon scales were collected from this encounter and analysis to determine species will be done this Fall.
photo by Kelley Balcomb-Bartok. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
Following a successful catch, the young juvenile J39 holds a salmon in his mouth (just below the surface), September 3, 2007.
Encounter #058-1
September 3, 2007
J pod
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 3:23 p.m.
Begin Encounter: 4:23 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 19.860 N
Start Long: 123° 08.662 W
End Encounter: 6:45 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 16.008 N
End Long: 123° 12.588 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 8:04 p.m.
Observers: Kelley Balcomb-Bartok, Katherine Ayres, and Tyler Mann (UW).
