Date:11-Mar-18

Sequence:1

Encounter Number:13

Enc Start Time: 11:05

Enc End Time :11:34

Vessel: Morning Star

Observers: Melisa Pinnow, Jane Cogan, Tom Cogan

Pods or ecotype: T2Cs

Location: San Juan Channel

Begin Lat/Long: 48 36.874/-123 05.485

End Lat/Long: 48 36.804/-123 05.548

 

Encounter Summary:

With whales reported in San Juan Channel, Melisa, Jane, and Tom met at Snug Harbor and left aboard “Morning Star" at 1045. At 1105, “Morning Star” arrived on scene with the T2Cs as they headed north in San Juan Channel, just south of Reuben Tarte State Park.

A few minutes later, the T2Cs located a seal right off of the Reuben Tarte State Park shoreline. The whales made short work of their prey and celebrated their kill with tail slaps, a spy hop, and an aerial scan. Gulls flew in to pick up the scraps. “Morning Star” left the T2Cs milling in the same spot at 1134.