Weekly Whale Report: 7/13/26--7/19/26

T65A5 Indy with a mouthful of seal

Species Seen This Week

Across 25 tours this week, we encountered:

Killer whale - Total: 30

Humpback whale - Total: 11

Minke whale - Total: 1

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 17 times and identified X individuals across 9 matrilines.

These included:

• T34s

• T37s

• T37As

• T65As

• T65Bs

• T77s

• T100s

• T109As

• T123s

Humpback Whale:

We encountered humpback whales 9 times and identified nine out of eleven humpbacks.

These included:

• Gibbous

• Honu

• Orion

• Olympus 2025 calf

• Poptart's 2023 calf

• Smiley's calf

• Split Fin

• BCX1068

• CRC-23519

Minke Whale:

We encountered minke whales 1 time.

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Photos From This Week:

Mon. 7/13/26 AM Tour--Orcas: T37A Volker & T37A2 Inky (present in all photos)

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

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Mon. 7/13/26 PM Tour--Orcas: T37A Volker, T37A1 Inky, T37 Pizza Fin, T34A Pachamama, T34A2 Amaru, T34B Sonder

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Left to right: T37A Volker with son T37A2 Inky and daughter T37A1 Inyo

Left to right: T37A1 Inyo, T34A1 Amaru with mom T34A Pachamama

T37A Volker

T37A2 Inky

Thurs. 7/16/26--Orcas: T37s & T37As; Humpback: Olympus' 2025 Calf

Photo credit: Naturalist Becca Humbracht

Fri. 7/17/26--Orcas: T65A5 Indy

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Sat. 7/18/26--Unidentified Humpback

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor