Split Fin
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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…
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Bigg’s and Humpbacks – 6/6/23
Great day on the water with Puget Sound Express today! We headed out in search of whales and once in the Strait of Juan de Fuca we saw humpback BCZ0298 Split Fin pec slapping and lazily rolling around, eventually he moved on. We then went to Deception Pass and found a seal haul out near…
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Incredible Day with Humpbacks and Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales! – 22/5/17
Incredible day on the water today with Eagle Wing Whale Watching Tours !! 😀 This afternoon we found BCZ0298 “Split Fin” (reunited!!) and BCX1057 “Divot” a few miles southeast of Discovery Island at the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Haro Strait junction. We then motored north and found the T124As and T87 (with some fresh rakes)…
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A Great Encounter with Split Fin! -27/8/16
It was a cloudy morning and weather conditions weren’t ideal for whale watching. But, despite many cancellations due to large swells, we tried our luck and went out in search of transient killer whales, in the hopes that they would be hunting at the local “buffets,” sheltered between the many islands. We detoured when reports…