No orcas present. Today, we had word of a large group of Northern Residents in the Port Hardy area. Jared Towers was nearby and identified the A34s,some of the A24s,some of the G02s, the I33s, some of the R05s and the R13s! He left them west bound off Cape Caution at 7pm. Also earlier today a large group of Bigg's went west in Johnstone Strait. Jared caught up with them and counted 25 in total! He left them west bound also at Duncan Island at 9:30pm. Quite the day! Our gang was busy with the humpbacks including Guardian. Helena  09 Jul 2016 22:38:12 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Another group of Orcas believed to be Transients, travelling south from Donegal Head towards Weynton Passage! The group is said to be up to 15 individuals! Stand by for more updates. Kim  09 Jul 2016 11:52:45 PDT No calls but orcas nearby One group of orcas reported going past Alert Bay travelling west kim  09 Jul 2016 11:49:13 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Update from Naiad: Orcas travelling west by Telegraph Cove and moving quickly kim  09 Jul 2016 10:48:15 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Whale watching boats Naiad and Lukwa believe the A34s with A46 are travelling north past Bauza Cove at speed! Kim  09 Jul 2016 10:44:48 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Update from wardens that the orcas are still heading west but now picking up speed close to Kaikash!  Kim  09 Jul 2016 10:07:37 PDT No calls but orcas nearby We have had a report from the Wardens that there is a group of orcas heading west from the Bight. We have not heard anything yet but we are recording and trying to look through the fog with the cameras. please stand by for more news. Helena & Kim 09 Jul 2016 09:36:58 PDT No orcas present. As the fog clears a small group of Dall's porpoises can be seen from the lab! Kimberley 09 Jul 2016 08:58:31 PDT Boat noise A very misty, foggy morning here. Kim heard a humpback blow but the whales was buried deep in the fog. Getting brighter now so fingers crossed! Helena  09 Jul 2016 08:44:42 PDT

Humpback Guardian is being very acrobatic this morning after a very windy night in Blackney Pass. Check out the Orcalab Base Cam on Explore to watch! Megan and Momoko  08 Jul 2016 08:07:48 PDT

No orcas present. It's a windy and rainy day. We could ID Conger and Guardian this afternoon. OL Crew 07 Jul 2016 18:14:04 PDT

No orcas present. Watching a group of dolphins. They headed south through Blackney Pass and are now in Johnstone Strait. Check out the cameras: orcalive.net and explore.org Helena  06 Jul 2016 09:23:59 PDT

A huge pod of Pacific white-sided Dolphins are just porpoising fast past the Lab again, headed South! Woohoo! Debs Allbrook 04 Jul 2016 12:24:53 PDT

Distant calls audible. Again, Bigg's calls still in Johnstone Strait! Probably the same whale as before - T2C2 was the guess. Helena  03 Jul 2016 18:30:48 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Today was quite an eventful day! This morning Ecological Reserve Warden Marie Fournier texted to say that a lone orca was reported heading west from Naka Creek. Marie and her crew soon saw the whale in question. At first everyone wondered if the orca might be Sam (T046C2) who was the whale rescued in 2013 from an bay on the north coast where she had been separated from her family. Sam went on to reunite with her family later. But this whale today was not Sam. Marie compared pictures and concluded that this might be T2C2. Why the whale was without family is unknown but as the orca progressed "up" the Strait we heard calls! This was a treat to think we were listening to a single individual! So rare. The little orca called more times during the travel west. We also had about 100 dolphins come south through Blackney Pass while all this orca drama was unfolding. Quite the day and humpbacks too! Helena  03 Jul 2016 18:19:07 PDT Superb sounds!! We're hearing calls on Critical Point! Debs 03 Jul 2016 16:17:52 PDT Performing maintenance Hi all, Apologies to those having trouble listening to the calls this morning, we have resolved the issue and hopefully you should be able to hear the sound again now. Dolphins and Orca potentially still in the area so listen out! Debs Allbrook 03 Jul 2016 15:01:21 PDT Superb sounds!! We were just listening to the Dolphins when we started hearing the Orca calling again! LIsten in now for some great sounds! Debs Allbrook 03 Jul 2016 13:49:57 PDT No orcas present. 100+ Pacific White Sided Dolphins just swam past OrcaLab - heading South! Debs Allbrook 03 Jul 2016 13:27:11 PDT Superb sounds!! We've heard calls! Sounds like a Bigg's. We've also just located him on the camera, mid Strait off Critical Point. Keeping an eye out for more. Debs Allbrook 03 Jul 2016 12:06:08 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Report of an Orca at Critical Point, we're standing by here in case he/she heads this way!  Debs Allbrook 03 Jul 2016 12:00:11 PDT

No orcas present. Thanks to Jackie and Christie of MERS for letting us know that the Biggs today in the misty afternoon were the T073As. Too far for us to tell but fortunately there is this great network out there! Christie left them heading east in Knight Inlet. Helena  02 Jul 2016 18:44:49 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby The Biggs are on the move again passing White Beach pass and Compton Island headed north with a flotilla of whale watch boats. Helena  02 Jul 2016 15:03:11 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby They are still around but well and deep in Parson Bay and out of our view. We are waiting for them to come back out of this bay. meanwhile, there are two humpbacks in the Pass right now, one off Parson Island and the other headed north from White Beach Pass. Very misty, drizzly. Helena  02 Jul 2016 14:33:15 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby The Biggs whales turned into Blackney Pass and are headed north. Not quite in view yet but we are hoping to get them on camera. Check the cams! explore.org or orcalive Helena  02 Jul 2016 13:38:32 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby There are now 4 confirmed Bigg's Orcas heading west past the Sophia Islands! Still trying to locate them on the CP camera. Isabelle 02 Jul 2016 12:28:31 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby Just got word that there are Bigg's orcas heading west past Boat Bay! We are currently trying to locate them on our CP camera! Isabelle 02 Jul 2016 10:55:26 PDT