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2018 Encounters

Encounter #62 - Aug 19, 2018

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Date: 19-August-18

Sequence: 2

Encounter Number: 62

Enc Start Time: 15:00

Enc End Time: 16:09

Vessel: Mike 1

Observers: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelweitro

Pods or ecotype: J Pod

Location: Jordan River

Begin Lat/Long: 48 22.4/124 02.3

End Lat/Long: 48 25.3/124 09.5

 

Encounter Summary:

We came across J's at 1500 westbound near Jordan River. The first whales we saw were J38 and J22 traveling together at 7 knots. We worked our way west and inshore photographing as many individuals as we could despite the limited visibility with the approaching fog bank and 2-3 foot chop. J16 was the lead animal slightly inshore from the rest of the pod. She slowed down to forage so we stayed with her for ~20 minutes expecting J50 to show up but only saw J42 near her. We had lost sight of the rest of the group offshore as the fog closed in on us to less than 200 yard visibility. We ended the encounter at 1609

Photos taken under Federal Permits

NMFS PERMIT: 21238 / DFO SARA 388

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