[8/9/17 1:30pm Sea Lion Naturalist Sarah C.] One of our favorite family groups of transient killer whales have been extra present in the Salish Sea this August. Featuring two HUGE adult males and two adult females, the T18’s (named after T18 Esperanza). The...
[Naturalist Erick D., M/V Kestrel, 8/3/17, 2:00PM] On Thursday, Captain Mike and left on another hazy afternoon adventure with a boat full of great folks on the M/V Kestrel. The past few days have been our warmest this summer and there are also a...
Lauren Fritz, M/V Sea Lion, 07/31/17, 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm Tours Guests on board the M/V Sea Lion today had a chance to see some wonderful orca behavior from the T37’s and T34’s, all traveling, hunting, and socializing together. On our first tour, we...
[7/30/17- M/V Kestrel- Kelsey, Naturalist- 2:00PM] Do you know what’s better than one humpback whale? Two humpbacks. What’s better than two humpbacks? When one of those humpbacks is a baby humpback. What’s even better than a mom and baby humpback? When the baby...
[7/28/17- Kelsey, Naturalist] What has four arms, extends its stomach outside of its body, and literally doesn’t have a brain? It’s not an alien, although it may come across as one. It is in fact… *drumroll*… the Ochre Sea star. The Ochre Sea star is a keystone...
Lauren Fritz, M/V Sea Lion, 07/24/17, 5:30 pm Tour Our sunset tour tonight on M/V Sea Lion was incredible. Seriously, incredible. We had some amazing views of a few pods of Transient orcas (T46’s, T34’s, T37B’s) as they traveled through Cattle Pass...
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