Date: 03-Dec-18

Sequence: 1

Encounter Number: 106

Enc Start Time: 14:40

Enc End Time: 16:12

Vessel: Mike 1

Observers: Mark Malleson

Pods or ecotype: K pod

Location: Iceberg Point

Begin Lat/Long: 48 23.2/122 52.7

End Lat/Long: 48 22.5/123 03.2

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Encounter Summary:

I left Victoria Harbour at 1400 to follow up a report of Southern Resident killer whales south bound in Rosario Strait earlier in the day. While on route I got confirmation that they were near Davidson Rock. I arrived as Jim Maya on Imagine was leaving them near Iceberg Point. It was all of K pod spread out traveling west with the K16's leading the way and K25 trailing slightly to the south. I left them at sunset north west of Hein Bank traveling west towards Middle Bank. They were making between 7 and 8 knots with the outgoing ebb current. I did not observe any foraging during the encounter.

 

Photos taken under Federal Permits

NMFS PERMIT: 21238 / DFO SARA 388