Location: Salish Sea
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A Bigg’s Sealion Hunt – 6/10/25
T011A “Rainy” and T030Bs were in bound in the morning and by the afternoon they made their way north. As we were viewing, there was a sealion ahead thrashing a fish around and the orcas took notice. Within a few minutes, the orcas planned their attack and were able to isolate the sealion! However, T011A…
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Long Awaited Encounter with the T02C’s – 11/9/25
We got a report of orcas and were hesitant to go check it out. Earlier in the day we had encountered J Pod, from the critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Because this population is struggling, we actively go out of our way to avoid them and based on the timing and location of the…
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Magical Day with Bigg’s Killer Whales – 19/9/25
Another magical September day with great T parties. In the morning we could see T060D and T060E along with T046Bs at least plus other friends that we couldn’t confirm since they were far and spread out and during the afternoon tour. We found T060D and T060E already travelling by themselves and the T party still…
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Sunset Tour with Orcas and Humpbacks – 27/8/25
We headed out for an evening tour out of Victoria BC. We headed south west out of the harbour. When we met with the T075B’s, they were just milling around in the strait of Juan de Fuca. At one time the family came close to the other boat (their engines were off) and the newest…
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A Spectacular Trip – 9/6/25
Went out with OBI and all my classmates on an all day trip with Maya’s Legacy to celebrate Orca Behavior Institute’s 10 year anniversary. We were treated to a wonderful visit with Big Mama and her new calf (the close up breaches are baby), a lovely encounter with the T036Bs, a jaw dropping visit with…