Sprouter
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A Hunt with the T019s and T049As – 13/3/25
The encounter began with just the T049As heading toward Active Pass. They were doing about 9 knots when our captain noticed 2 others coming south from Trincomali Channel. The T019s and T049As met up and began to head up the pass. They wasted no time and began a Steller sealion hunt! The hunt lasted a…
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Massive Breach from Sprouter – 8/8/20
We battled today through some rough conditions to catch up with the T018’s in the Strait of Georgia. They were quite spread out and I was hanging out with T019B “Galiano” for a while and could see his brother, T019C “Spouter” in the distance. Just as I started to head over towards him, he did…
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Brilliant Day in Paradise with Bigg’s, Humpbacks and Lags! – 20/9/14
Achievement unlocked: 10 hours straight on the water (see also: dehydrated, sunburnt, dry eyes, cold) looking for and watching cetaceans (cameo appearances by steller sea lions). It was so brilliant. Bigg’s (Transient) killer whales, rolly polly humpbacks, and lags (yes, the irony is not lost on me that 100 of the little devils showed up…
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An Incredible Day on the Water with 5 Families of Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales! – 7/9/15
This was an incredible day on the water. We had at least 5 families (T36, T36Bs, some of the T99s, T100s, T101s, and T137s) of these marine mammal eaters interacting together for hours. They were rolling around together at the surface, vocalizing like crazy (which is something Bigg’s Orca rarely do ever, let alone belt…