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BC Whales uses drone technology to observe and record whale activity.
The Season Begins
Our journey to Fin Whale Research Station began on a 12-hour ferry from Port Hardy B.C, the ride up was rocky at best, with a wind strength approaching 40 knots. Fin Island research station. Photo © Janie Wray With all the cabins taken, we spent the night camped out...
Team Work For Whales
Have you ever had that experience of working with a group of people where that “magic” occurs and everything just flows so evenly? Where all members know the exact niche they were meant to fill. These last months I have been blessed to be in just that situation. It...
The Magnificence of the Humpback Whale
Written by : Rosie Hoban The Moment Have you ever had a moment that completely grounded you? One of those Oh-Sweet-Lord-is-this-really-happening-to-me moments? Heart beating in your mouth, feeling simultaneously both alive and yet strangely removed? Seeing a Humpback...
Coextinction
A documentary series set out to save the Southern Resident Killer Whales and the entire ecosystem they depend on. I have always been passionate about whales, and something always drew me to the ones who resided in the B.C. waters. I could never explain why my heart...
Finding Home Amongst the Whales on Fin Island
Two starry eyed Australians fulfill childhood dreams of searching for whales and camping out in the temperate rainforest of remote coastal BC. Fin Island Whale Research Station Picture this: it is a slivery grey windless day. The ocean is clear and still. You are...
To Be Whaled
TO BE WHALED The following Blog was written by Kim Ly who helped operate our remote outcamp in Caamano Sound. Her words flow so well and truly capture why so many of us are inspired by the presence of a whale. Two months on the North Coast seem to have sailed by with...
Last Nights
It’s a funny feeling, saying goodbye. It washes over you like a big swell in stormy seas; the realisation that this person you’ve spent so many special moments with, is leaving. The white caps foaming as you realise you may never see them again. It’s...
Rescuing a Stranded Transient Orca
It was 7:30am when we received a call from Eric Keen on his vessel the Bangarang. Eric is conducting a study on fin whales in the area and we work quite closely with him on our research. We had been travelling back from Hartley Bay towards Whale Point when he alerted...