J pod near Pender Island

May 4
Ken Balcomb and Erin Heydenreich of the Center for Whale Research encountered J pod traveling north at 4:02 P.M., just off Thieves Bay, Pender Island, B.C.(48° 47.384 N; 123° 19.350W). The whales were spread out in groups and traveling slow. At approximately 4:45 p.m. the whales grouped up and headed through Active Pass, (48° 51.327 N; 123° 20.452 W) where the encounter ended due to rain.
Report & photos at: Center for Whale Research