Whales head out Strait of Juan de Fuca
October 30, 2007

photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822 and DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
L78 lunges after a salmon as the pods come south down Haro Strait.

photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822 and DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
The L2's (l-r: L67, L101, L2 and L78) pass Discovery Island heading "outbound" towards the Pacific Ocean.

photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822 and DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
L57 passes Sea Bird Point on his way west to the Pacific Ocean.
Encounter #77-1
Oct. 30, 2007
J, K, and L pod
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 11:58 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 12:18 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 38.123 N
Start Long: 123° 13.29 W
End Encounter: 3:55 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 25.21 N
End Long: 123° 13.52 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: n/a
Observers: Dave Ellifrit and Courtney Smith.