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• Encounter #7 - Jan 14, 2016 •

Photos taken under Be Whale Wise Guidelines

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14-Jan-16

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7

15:16

16:03

Eagle Dancer

Mark Malleson

Bigg's Transient

T123, T123A, T123C

Discovery Island

Encounter Summary: 

Whales were spotted from Gonzales lookout at 14:21. After launching Eagle Dancer, Mark Malleson found T123, T123A and T123C south of Great Chain Island moving quickly east towards Discovery Island. A blood plume was spotted .34 nautical miles southeast of Seabird, indicating a likely seal kill.

The whales continued on a northwest track south of Beaumont shoals to north of Fulford Reef.

 

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