Captain’s Blog

Giants of the Salish Sea : Humpback Whales

August 7, 2016

Standing at Clover Point and looking out into the Salish Sea, it’s hard to believe there are giants swimming just off in the distance: humpback whales. Humpbacks reach lengths of 17 m (55 ft) and 40,000 kg (88,184 lbs). They are predominantly black with variable amounts of white ventrally. The whales have huge pectoral flippers […]

Orca Calves – The Latest Update

July 1, 2015

The birth of four new calves in the Southern Resident Orca community offers new hope for these critically endangered marine mammals.  After a 2 year lull of no births, researchers are pleased to have discovered these four calves in a period of only three months.  Three of the calves were born to J pod and one to […]