As of August 17th
the local orca whale pods have been sighted in the Salish Sea for 80 straight days — that must be a record!
We are optimistic that this «baby boom» in J pod represents a comeback for
our local orca whales.
Not exact matches
We also recommend visiting the displays at the
Whale Interpretative Centre that highlight the biology, habitat needs and threats to
orcas and other
local marine mammals.
Our guides are in tune with the locations of our
local orcas and can really improve your success for killer
whale watching.
One of our
local pods of resident - type (fish - eating)
orca whales has returned to the San Juan Islands and we look forward to kayaking with them soon — maybe today!
Local whale biologists have gotten a full set of identification photographs for the entire clan and have determined that two
orcas did not survive the winter after they left the Salish Sea of Washington state to hunt in the open waters of the Pacific Ocean.