Weekly Whale Report: 08/17/26-08/23/26

What an orca-tastic week! 51 individual orcas crossed through our waters this week, and played with some unusual friends!

Species Seen This Week

Across 23 tours this week, we encountered:

Killer whale - Total:

Humpback whale - Total:

Gray whale - Total:

Minke whale - Total:

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 23 times and identified 51 individuals across 13 matrilines.

These included:

• T19s

• T35s

• T36As

• T36A1s

• T37As

• T46s

• T49As

• T63 & T65

• T65As

• T69s

• T77s

• T99s

• T109As

  
  

Humpback Whale:

We encountered 2 unknown humpback whales twice.

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Photos From This Week:

Mon. 08/17 AM Tour--Orcas: T60s

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

Mon. 08/17 AM Tour--Orcas: T60s

Photo credit: Naturalist Ethan Anderson

Mon. 08/17 PM Tour--Orcas: T19s

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

Tues. 08/18 AM Tour--Orcas: T49As

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Tues. 08/18 PM Tour--Orcas: T19s & T69s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Thurs. 08/20--Orcas: T49As

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Fri. 08/21 AM Tour--Orcas: T109As

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Fri. 08/21 PM Tour--Orcas: T109As, T36A1s, T65A5

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Fri. 08/21 AM BIRD Tour

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

Fri. 08/21 PM Tour--Orcas: T109As

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

Sat. 08/22 AM Tour--Orcas: T109As & T37As

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

Sat. 08/22 PM Tour--Orcas: T37As & T100s

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

Sun. 08/23 AM Tour--Orcas: T99s & T37As

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

Sun. 08/23 PM Tour--Orcas: T99s, T37As, T36As

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden