Date:1 8-11-2017

Sequence: 1

Encounter Number: 103

Enc Start Time: 14:55

Enc End Time: 16:02

Vessel: Mike 1

Observers: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelweitro

Pods or ecotype: J's and K's

Location:South west of Constance Bank

Begin Lat/Long:48 17.3/123 21.5

End Lat/Long:48 16.3/123 24.2

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Encounter Summary:

While on a trip with Prince of Whales I had come across J's and K's south bound at Seabird Point, Discovery Island at 1140 after receiving a report from Jeanne Hyde that she had seen a group of killer whales south of San Juan Island. I first saw them in a tight group spread laterally and as they passed by the lighthouse at Discovery Island they fanned out and worked their way south west against the flood current.
I left Victoria harbour on Mike 1 at 1430 with Joe Zelweitro after my trip with Prince of Whales.
Joe and I reacquired them very spread out traveling west south of Constance Bank at 1455.
J's were well ahead of K's and they were spread out from Constance Bank to a couple miles south of the bank. We left them as the light was fading at 1602 still west bound a couple miles east of Race Rocks.