No calls but orcas nearby The T55s went past Alert Bay heading west just before 7pm. They were very close to shore even going into the kelp.T55A was draped in kelp as he swam parallel to the shore. They caused great excitement as people in town lined the shore to watch their passing. At noon today they were reported in Double Bay. They have got around! Helena 26 May 2015 21:06:25 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Got a heads up from Mike Durban who heard on traffic that there were orcas (and humpback) off Blackney Pass. We were able to locate them briefly on the remote camera. A ton of eagles, birds very intent on something. The orcas were just on the side of this activity. We are still looking but we lost them soon after spotting them so don't yet know a direction. Helena, Mark 26 May 2015 16:14:45 PDT

No orcas present. Mark and Jes have been seeing humpbacks just about everyday. They mostly have seen KC but others are around as well. The Tuan spotted two in Blackfish the other day. Alex reported seeing 50 pacific whitesided dolphins yesterday and CetaceaLab has seen resident orcas. Summer is just about here folks! Helena 25 May 2015 11:57:08 PDT

No orcas present. A couple of things; first, thanks Roy for posting about the (4+) Bigg's off TC on May 5 and KC the humpback was not alone. Arial was also there on May 5. Helena 09 May 2015 08:15:00 PDT

No orcas present. So today's humpback is KC! who had been seen earlier near Campbell River. Helena and Paul 05 May 2015 09:47:58 PDT No orcas present. Lovely morning here and a humpback as well! The humpback is on the far side and pointed toward Johnstone Strait for the moment. Helena and Paul 05 May 2015 07:43:17 PDT

No orcas present. The first humpback of the season showed up in Blackney Pass this afternoon. The whale was heading south. Helena Helena 29 Apr 2015 16:49:26 PDT

Orcas near mics. Again! Very vocal Bigg's orcas in Johnstone Strait. This time they sound closer to Robson Bight! Whistles, calls. Helena 28 Apr 2015 09:07:46 PDT

No orcas present. We had a group of Bigg's orcas this morning head north in Blackney Pass around 10am. They were very spread out. It might have been the same group as yesterday. After they got to Blackfish Sound they were vocal briefly. If you are a member of OrcaLab 100 you can hear a clip of the Bigg's orcas from yesterday. OrcaLab 100 is easy to join - just a minimal donation of $5 will get you in! Of course we welcome bigger donations to gel our work :) Helena 27 Apr 2015 14:03:37 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby A quick update about the very vocal Bigg's orcas this morning. They came west in Johnstone Strait. Fortunately the tug with two barges near Robson Bight was headed east and the other tug heading west cleared into Blackney Pass by the time the orcas approached the entrance to Blackney Pass. They remained very vocal while off Blackney. We could hear echo location and thought they were going to come into view. However, they turned and continued west up the Strait. We were able to follow them acoustically and on the CP network camera. There were quite a few there including a young male, a mature male, several smaller fins and one very energetic orangey baby. We did not determine IDs. last seen just before 10am headed west toward the end of Hanson Island. Helena 26 Apr 2015 12:50:34 PDT Performing maintenance We are finally streaming live audio again! HUGE thanks to Paul Setzermann, and also Seiji Inagaki! Paul & Helena 26 Apr 2015 08:28:58 PDT Distant calls audible. We are hearing Biggs (transient) calls on the Critical Point hydrophone, also boat noise.   Paul & Helena 26 Apr 2015 08:26:36 PDT

No orcas present. We would like to thank David and Brittney Cannamore for their dedication, enthusiasm, hard work, energy, humour, reliability and staying power during their 6 months at OrcaLab. They were a delight and embraced their OrcaLab experience fully. While learning to live on the island Brittney finished her courses, David wrote and wrote. His blogs about their winter experiences can be found on the Orcalab (www.orcalab.org) blog page and http://raincoastwanderings.comThey are now back in Juneau having made the long journey north and about to embark on their summer adventures which we hope goes well. Thank you once again David and Brittney! Give Penny and Porter a hug. Helena and Paul 22 Apr 2015 09:44:18 PDT

No orcas present. Just talking with Marie Fournier who saw a minke off Alert Bay. She is pretty sure it is the minke named Eclipse who was the same minke to show up off the Lab a little over a year ago. Thanks to the work by Jared Towers & MERS we now know that there are only a few minkes who inhabit these local waters but that they are incredibly loyal and return year after year. Helena 13 Apr 2015 10:12:16 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby We just had a couple hundred Pacific White sided dolphins head North in front of the lab. There are a least 6 Bigg's (transients) near Gab's rock! Brittney and David 09 Apr 2015 09:45:10 PDT

Performing maintenance Hi everybody. Not sure what's causing Orca Live to malfunction at the moment. We'll piece it together and have it working again asap. So sorry. David 06 Apr 2015 16:41:19 PDT No orcas present. We had some nice calls from the Biggs early this morning! It is a beautiful day here at the lab! brittney and David 06 Apr 2015 11:39:29 PDT Superb sounds!! It may be early, but the Biggs are wide awake on Critical Point! David   06 Apr 2015 03:58:46 PDT

No orcas present. The lab camera is still giving us fits. But after several days of torrential rain, the sun is out and the wind has died down. Great day for kayaking, or maybe some orcas? :) David & Brittney 01 Apr 2015 14:20:02 PDT