Pacific Whale Watch Association 🐳
@ThePWWA
The PWWA is a community of ecotourism professionals with a shared commitment to education, conservation, and responsible wildlife viewing in Washington and BC.
Happy Hump Day! 🐋 These adorable pictures of BCX1068 "Split Fluke" and her newest calf are just too much. Look how the little one mimics momma's moves. 🥹 📷: Sara Jenkins, @WildWhalesVan
We can't quite put our finger on it, but something about this eyepatch pic of T036A1 "Tierna" really grabs our attention! 📷: Eugenie Ollenberger, @wrseatours
It's finally happening! An orca emoji is on the way!!! 🖤🤍🐬 mashable.com/article/new-em…
Not all heroes wear capes, nor do all orcas. A dorsal "cape" is a thin band extending from the saddle patch to the eye. All orcas have them in utero, but only some retain them in adulthood. Looks like T123D "D'Arcy" has a cape! 📷: Uwe Zimmermann, @stevestonwhales 🖼️: Emma Luck
What do whale watchers do after work? Watch whales of course! Yesterday evening, a few of our members headed over to Deception Pass Bridge in time to catch the T137s swimming west through Canoe Pass. T137A "Jack" even snagged a seal under the bridge! 📷: Erin Gless, PWWA
Happy Hump Day! 🐋 Another well-known Salish Sea humpback, BCX1251 "Orion", has returned for the season. Enjoy these pics from the crew at @FRSClipper.
Very cool research being conducted on Salish Sea sharks. 🦈 salish-current.org/2025/07/15/tag…
Didn’t think we’d have to say this in 2025, but please don’t kick seals. 🫠
A couple of troubling incidents involving harbour seal pups in the Victoria area has prompted a warning from a wildlife education group about how to safely and legally respond when encountering young marine mammals on local beaches. cheknews.ca/seal-pup-kicke…
TGIF! This little whale charging into the weekend is T075C3 "Flint" (short for Flintstone). Flint was born to mother T075C "Bam-Bam" in 2021. 📷: Selena Rhodes Scofield, @eaglewingtours
Happy Hump Day! 🐋 Since the first humpback cow/calf pair of the season arrived in late May, PWWA members have reported at least 9 calves in the Salish Sea so far. This little fellow is "Stromboli", seen breaching beside mom BCX2075 "Olympus". 📷: Rachel Rodell, @psxpress
Forget DoorDash, your next meal might be delivered by orcas. Hope you like seal… 🦭
A new study, released Monday, is investigating rare occurrences of orcas offering humans food offerings and what that interaction could mean. cheknews.ca/testing-the-wa…
🥹 This boopable snoot (technical term) belongs to Bigg's killer whale T34A2 "Amaru", born last year. 📷: Serena Morrow, @sanjuanwhales
Happy Hump Day! 🐋 Meet BFFs Wisp & Malachite. These two have been feeding together near Vancouver for the last few weeks. Both born in 2021, Wisp's mom is Hawaiian humpback BCX1333 "Ghost", while Malachite, matched to Mexico, was born to BCX1210 "Slate". 📷: @Whale_Sightings
No lies detected. 🐋 nautil.us/humpback-whale…
Seeing a whale breach? Awesome Seeing famous Bigg's killer whale T63 "Chainsaw"? Super awesome. Seeing Chainsaw breach? OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! 🤯 📷: Sara Jenkins, @WildWhalesVan
Happy Hump Day! 🐋 BCY0324 "Big Mama" not only has a new calf this year, but a new great-grandcalf too! BCX2075 "Olympus" has returned with a new calf, her second. Olympus is the 2018 calf of BCX1057 "Divot", the 2003 calf of Big Mama. 📷: Trevor Derie, Outer Island Excursions
The T123 family of Bigg's killer whales traveled into Bellingham Bay over the weekend, resulting in these unique shots by Lincoln Humphrey of @sanjuancruises.
Congratulations, you've made it to the *tail* end of another work week! Have a wonderful weekend! 🥳 📷: Uwe Zimmermann, @stevestonwhales
⚠️ RARE BIRD ALERT ⚠️ Last week, a magnificent frigatebird, a bird normally found in the tropics, was photographed by the lightkeeper at Trial Island near Victoria, BC. The bird hasn't been since, but we'll keep our eyes peeled! 👀 bcbirdalert.blogspot.com/2025/06/rba-ma…
