Date: 31-January-2019

Sequence: 1

Encounter Number: 08

Enc Start Time: 12:52

Enc End Time: 15:04

Vessel: Mike 1

Observers: Mark Malleson

Pods or ecotype: Bigg's Transients

Location: William Head

Begin Lat/Long: 48 21.1/123 28.1

End Lat/Long: 48 17.8/123 34.4

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Encounter Summary:

When we returned to Victoria harbour at ~1200 after our morning encounter with the T010's and the 3 members of the T060's I received a report o of a pair of bulls seen east bound in Race Passage at 1054.
I dropped off Hanna and headed back out on my own to look for them.
I came across the T046's with T122 at 1252 between Albert Head and William Head (48 21.1/123 28.1) traveling north. Within a few minutes they turned around and worked their way back towards Race Passage. They were doing long dives between breath sequences of ~6 minutes and appeared to be resting. They milled about west of Race Rocks (48 17.8/123 34.4) as if they were stalking a prey item but I did not confirm a kill. I ended the encounter at 1504 at this location as they continued slowly west bound south of Church Rock.

Photos taken under Federal Permits

NMFS PERMIT: 15569-01/ DFO SARA 388