2018 Encounters
Encounter #106 - Dec 3, 2018
 K43Photo by Mark Malleson |  K12Photo by Mark Malleson |  K44Photo by Mark Malleson |
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 K43Photo by Mark Malleson |  K38Photo by Mark Malleson |  K37Photo by Mark Malleson |
 K36_K14Photo by Mark Malleson |  K36Photo by Mark Malleson |  K35Photo by Mark Malleson |
 K33Photo by Mark Malleson |  K33Photo by Mark Malleson |  K27Photo by Mark Malleson |
 K26Photo by Mark Malleson |  K26Photo by Mark Malleson |  K26Photo by Mark Malleson |
 K21Photo by Mark Malleson |  K16Photo by Mark Malleson |  K25Photo by Mark Malleson |
 K20Photo by Mark Malleson |  K22Photo by Mark Malleson |
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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
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