Watching this whale continue to sleep peacefully at the surface and having these thoughts of what’s to come running through my mind, I realized that my emotional response truly stems from an understanding that large ships transiting through this area do not have the same maneuverability in course or speed in these narrow and whale-filled waterways.
We arrived cold, wet and tired. It was a 4-hour trip in our open boat from Prince Rupert to our remote whale research station located within the Great Bear Rainforest of northern British Columbia
The BC Whales field team hear the A-clan resident orca family in Squally Channel and head to find them.
In Lewis Passage, the BC Whales team discover a sleeping humpback whale in the path of a large cruise ship.
The BC Whales field team awaken to bubble net feeding calls from Humpback whales right in front of the Fin Island Research Station.
The BC Whales field team observe transient orca from land, from a boat, and from the air.
At the Fin Island Research Station, the team awakens to the sound of Yoda the humpback whale.
The research team arrives on Fin Island, our remote research station.
The mystery of Fin Whale presence within the inner fjordic waterways of the BC Coast.
Listening to whale vocalizations in the early morning at Orcalab.