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Many people don’t know that we often see killer whales near Seattle, in Puget Sound. In fact these sightings are becoming more and more common, especially since the transient killer whales have plenty to eat in the area (seals, sea lions, and porpoise). Our departures from Edmonds are ideal when the whales are in the sound, and we are often … Read More

There has been quite a buzz in the Salish Sea lately about the “white killer whale”!  We have been seeing a lot of this little white calf on our trips this season.  The calf was first seen in fall of 2018, but the unique coloration was not evident at that time because of poor lighting conditions, and it wasn’t until … Read More

We watched a very dramatic killer whale vs harbor porpoise hunt on our 2:30 trip from Edmonds today. Shortly after leaving the dock we spotted a pod of transient killer whales (Including T37, the T34 pod, and the T37B pod) just outside Useless Bay, on Whidbey Island. Within about 15 minutes of arriving the pod started chasing a harbor porpoise. … Read More

On July 4th the Humpback known as Mathematician (BCY0785) gave us some great fireworks before the sun even had a chance to go down.  He was swimming by himself just northwest of Dungeness Spit and he got pretty spirited as a cruise shipped passed by in the distance.  He breached 6-7 times and slapped his pectoral fins on the surface … Read More

Meet yet another new transient killer whale calf! On our afternoon trip from Edmonds, July 1, we spotted a new calf swimming with T37, the T37B pod, and the T34 pod. We don’t know who the mother is yet because we saw the little one swimming around with several family members during our encounter with them. This calf was first … Read More

We’ve had so much fun with the T37 pod of Bigg’s orcas recently. On July 1, 2019, PSE Captain Brian McGinn captured some video of the T37s breaching up a storm near McArthur Bank.