No orcas present. Great news today! Lance wrote: Hello Everyone Erin Rechsteiner, Christie McMillan, Christophe Guinet, Ruth Joy and I are pleased to pass on the news that Springer and her calf were sighted yesterday in beautiful Fitz Hugh Sound, alive and well. The five of us are working with the Hakai Beach Institute (HBI) on a collaborative study of humpback whale body condition and dive behaviour in relation to forage fish and krill schools. We were watching humpbacks feeding along the mainland shore near Namu when we received a report from Midoli Bresch (HBI) of killer whales travelling south from Fisher Channel into the northern part of Fitz Hugh Sound. Christie and Ruth headed over in a skiff to check them out, and quickly spotted Springer and calf surrounded by close relatives. This is great news for everyone interested in the welfare of killer whales off the east coast of North America—and will be particularly gratifying to those who were involved in the many aspects of Springers’s identification, assessment, rescue, rehabilitation, transportation and release 12 years ago. Best regards, Lance Barrett-Lennard (Vancouver Aquarium) on behalf of Erin Rechsteiner, Ruth Joy and Eric Peterson (Hakai Beach Institute) Christie McMillan (Marine Education and Research Society) Christophe Guinet (Centre national de la recherche scientifique)  Helena & Paul 10 Jun 2014 11:32:04 PDT