Gnarly
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Gnarly’s Return to the Salish Sea – 12/23
Here is a whale of a tail ???? So this fall, in particular in the later stages of December, we encountered BCZ0131 “Gnarly” a number of times. Our last viewing of Gnarly was in Oct 2015 and we actually thought Gnarly had stopped coming to the Salish Sea. Yet Gnarly showed up again this fall.…
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The Naming of Things: Humpback Whale Identification (in BC)
Previously on The Naming of Things we’ve discussed the naming of Humpback Whales but what we haven’t explored is how individual humpback whales are “named” by researchers. One of the reasons for this is because humpback whales are identified differently in different countries (sometimes they’re even identified differently by different research projects in the SAME…
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Gnarly: One Whale – Two Numbers
Humpback whales are an iconic species and are easily recognizable by almost anyone who has experience on the water. They are some of our storytellers’ favourite cetaceans to see, and videos of their exploits frequently go viral even for non whale enthusiasts. And because of the predictable nature of their diving patterns, individuals should almost…
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Great Day Way out West in Humpback Mania! – 22/10/15
It was a great day ton our staff trip. We went way out west woo hoo! Further than this newbie has ever gone before! It was fascinating to be in these large yet gentle swells, with no landmarks familiar to me and unfamiliar sea birds swirling around. It was so exciting to be somewhere with…
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An Amazing Staff Trip with the T38A’s, T35A’s and about 50 Humpbacks! – 22/10/15
Amazing time on our staff trip with Ocean EcoVentures Whale Watching – Cowichan Bay. 11 hours on the water which included the T38A’s, T35A’s and approximately 50 Humpbacks!! Was absolutely insane to see huge groups of humpies in 10-15 ft. swell (and the furtherst West I have ever seen!) I have never seen such a huge aggregation…