Orcas were spotted from the ferry last week, along with Pacific White-sided dolphins.
While the dolphins will eat the salmon that are heading inland to spawn, the orcas may be transients that are after bigger prey. The identical resident whales that pass by Bowen are known as Jpod, and they don’t hunt other marine mammals but restrict their diet to fish.
The Vancouver Aquarium, said that last month, Cassiopeia, the humpback whale that visited our shores a year ago, was back in Howe Sound. A grey whale was also seen feeding nearby, off Ambleside Park in September.
White-sided dolphins look like small orcas and are part of the same family.
To help researchers keep track of marine mammal movements, the Vancouver Aquarium has launched an app called Whale Report. You can also report at www.wildwhales.org, email [email protected], or call 1.866.I.SAW.ONE.
