Whale watchers record the orca species every day since mid March
Scientist and ecotourism groups are noting a months-long stretch of daily Bigg's killer whale sightings in B.C. waters.
“It’s quite the streak,” Erin Gless, executive director of the whale-watching group, said in a news release. “Knock on wood, but the season has been very good for viewing killer whales so far.” Unique sightings are defined as a distinct set of whales being seen on a specific day. While that group may be reported multiple times, it's only counted as one sighting per day.
The Pacific Whale Watch Association includes 30 member companies that depart ports spanning from Seattle to Vancouver Island's Telegraph Cove. Those vessels recorded several large groups of around 20 to 30 Bigg's killer whales travelling together in July, and saw one cluster of 41 orcas from various families.
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