Distant calls audible. The A23/A25s kept going to the east in the Strait. We received a report some orcas were almost at the Western Boundary at 3:43pm. At 4pm, we spotted them on our Robson Bight camera. They passed Critical Point and headed east. Marie reported that 3 orcas including one male passed the Rubbing Beaches at 5:01pm. At 4:49pm, we started hearing A30 and G-I calls from Blackfish Sound. The A30s and I15s came through Blackney Pass to the south. The I27s were in the lead, followed by the I4s and finally the A30s. We think that some of the I16s were travelling with the A30s also. We acoustically identified some of I31s in both the leading and tail groups, meaning that they were spread out amongst the other groups. At 6:43pm, they cleared our view in Blackney Pass. They then spent a couple of hours foraging and milling around the entrance to Blackney Pass, by Cracroft Point and in the Johnstone Strait. At this point, they were also joined by the A5s who we heard on our Critical Point hydrophone too. At 8.47pm, we began to hear louder calls coming into Blackney Pass from the south. They passed through fairly quickly. We identified the A30s, I31s and I15s from their calls (as it was a little too dark to see them by this point), and we believe the A5s travelled through also. The A30s and I31s were the closest to the lab, around mid-channel, with the other groups further afield. We continued to hear faint calls in Blackfish Sound, and at 9.08pm we started to hear calls coming back into Blackney from the north. We identified at least the A30s and some A5s, who travelled through the Pass and are currently vocal in the Johnstone Strait. We believe that they are now heading east. Phew!  Momoko & Suzie 30 Aug 2017 22:17:15 PDT Orcas near mics. A rather nice morning, we followed the reports of whales off Bold Head after we watched A61+ in the fog head north earlier. marie gave a report of seeing the T10s passing westward below the Cliff at 10:32am. Cp never saw them so it is a mystery as to where they got to. Meanwhile, we began to pick up calls at 11:06am in Blackfish Sound. They were distant but continuous until 12:24pm when they began to get stronger. At 1:03PM, A60 came into our view heading south very slowly, a saunter really. Eventually the rest of the A23s and probably A85 followed. Fife kept the lead and by 1:39pm he was off Parson Island "wall" with the rest of his family a bit further behind. As they all proceeded towards Johnstone Strait, A61 rushed in not far off the Hanson Island shore. He kept up a good pace and by 1:57pm everyone had cleared our view. We are still following their progress on the cameras (explore) and with our hydrophones (orca-live). They will soon be off CP! The Naiad Explorer is with the A30s and I15s who have so far remained in Queen Charlotte Strait now around the Penfold Island area. OrcaLab 30 Aug 2017 14:16:21 PDT No calls but orcas nearby We received a report that 3 orcas passed Boat Bay camp just before 7:20am, taking long dives. We think they were Bigg's orcas. At 8:20am, Max heard blows heading north in Blackney Pass. There were no calls at all initially. We were able to identify A61 in the fog. They then made a few calls on our Local Left hydrophone. A61 and one small fin headed into Blackfish Sound at 8:43am. Momoko & Karien 30 Aug 2017 09:40:11 PDT No orcas present. We heard few possible short calls between 11:54pm to 1:59am but couldn't locate where they came from. It's been rainy and quiet morning at the lab. Momoko & Karien 30 Aug 2017 06:47:57 PDT