Weekly Whale Report: 10/12/26-10/18/26

Species Seen This Week

Across 11 tours this week, we encountered:

Killer whale - Total: 17

Humpback whale - Total: 10

Minke whale - Total: 3

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered x orcas across 8 tours this week and identified X individuals across 6 matrilines.

These included:

• T34s: Pachamama, Amaru, Sonder

• T35s: Lester, Opal, Opal 2026 calf, Topaz, Garnet, Agate, Lester 2026 calf

• T37: Pizza Fin

• T49C: Neilson

• T65A5: Indy

• T123s: Sidney, Stanley, Lucky, D'Arcy

  
  

Humpback Whale:

We encountered 10 humpback whales across seven tours this week and identified all of them.

These included:

• Aerie

• Greenie

• Hemlock

• Hornet

• Octo

• Strike

• Vega

• BCY-1483

• BCY-1552

• CRC-23332

Minke Whale:

We encountered 3 minke whales across two tours this week and didn't get any identifications.

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Photos From This Week:

Mon. 10/12/26--Orcas: T34s, T37s, T123s, T49C; Minke whale

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T34A Pachamama & daughter T34A2 Amaru

T34A Pachamama & T37 Pizza Fin

T34A Pachamama & T37 Pizza Fin

T123A Stanley

Minke whale

T49C Neilson

T123A Stanely

Thurs. 10/15/26--Orcas: T34s & T37s

Photo credit: Naturalist Sam Wallace

T37 Pizza Fin

T34A Pachamama with sister T34B Sonder

T34A Pachamama with sister T37 Pizza Fin

Fri. 10/16/26--Orcas: T35s, T65A5, T123s; Minke whale

Photo credit: Naturalist Sam Wallace

Minke whale

T35A Opal (right) with unnamed 2026 calf

T65A5 Indy

T123A Stanley

Fri. 10/16/26--Orcas: T35s, T65A5, T123s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T123A Stanley (left) with T65A5 Indy (right)

T35A1 Opal with 2026 calf

Sat. 10/17/26 [Private Tour] Orcas: T49C; Humpbacks: Greenie; CRC-23332

Photo credit: Naturalist Sam Wallace

T49C Neilson

Mouflon sheep

Mouflon sheep

Sat. 10/17/26--Humpbacks: Hornet & Strike; Orcas: T49C

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Sun. 10/18/26 [Private Tour] Sea Otter: Dexter; Humpback: CRC-23332

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor