#L125 Element

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September 8, 2021: K and L Pods- Carmanah

L125 Element and L83 Moonlight

L91 Muncher and K12 Sequim

L122 Magic

K20 Spock, L125 Element, L86 Surprise!, and K27 Deadhead

L91 Muncher, K16 Opus,  L122 Magic, and K35 Sonata

K37 Rainshadow and L91 Muncher

L110 Midnight

L109 Takoda

L105 Fluke and K33 Tika

L87 Onyx

L82 Kasatka

K44 Ripple, L125 Element, and K20 Spock

L72 Racer

K44 Ripple

K43 Saturna

K38 Comet and L106 Pooka

K35 Sonata and K44 Ripple

K37 Rainshadow and K42 Kelp

K35 Sonata, K16 Opus, and L91 Muncher

K27 Deadhead, K36 Yoda, and K12 Sequim

K27 Deadhead

K26 Lobo and K43 Saturna

K26 Lobo, K42 Kelp, K36 Yoda, K27 Deadhead

K26 Lobo

K12 Sequim

Carmanah Rocks

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #66 - Sept 8, 2021

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January 20, 2022: J and L Pod- Haro Strait

J44 Moby

L83 Moonlight and L110 Midnight

L86 Surprise and L125 Element

J22 Oreo

L105 Fluke

L87 Onyx

L83 Moonlight, J22 Oreo, and J38 Cookie

J36 Alki

J57 Phoenix

L109 Takoda and J22 Oreo

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #4 - Jan 20, 2022

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December 27, 2021: L Pod- Victoria waterfront

L83 Moonlight

L125 Element and L86 Surprise!

L125 Element

L118 Jade and L86 Surprise!

L115 Mystic, L123 Lazuli, L103 Lapis, L125 Element, and L86 Surprise

L115 Mystic

L105 Fluke

L106 Pooka and L87 Onyx

L91 Muncher, L122 Magic, and L115 Mystic

L87 Onyx

L82 Kasatka

L72 Racer

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #94 - Dec 27, 2021

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January 22, 2022: L Pod- Haro Strait

L105 Fluke

L22 Spirit

L83 Moonlight and L122 Magic

L25 Ocean Sun, L72 Racer, and L105 Fluke

L125 Element

L115 Mystic and L121 Windsong

L106 Pooka

L113 Cousteau

L105 Fluke and L85 Mystery

L85 Mystery

L116 Finn, L22 Spirit, L82 Kasatka, L77 Matia

L72 Racer and L105 Fluke

L55 Nugget and L109 Takoda

L87 Onyx

L55 Nugget

NOTES: L90 Ballena is surfacing with a bow-backed, stiff way, which CWR has begun to notice as when she is presumed to be pregnant. This is her fourth potential, and at 29 years old, she has never been seen with a living calf, likely due to her smaller  size. “ L90 currently has the sway-backed look she has had in the past when we have suspected her to be pregnant. “

L89 Solstice is Missing “ The L54s and L88 were not present during this encounter. Everybody else in L pod was photographed by the end of the day with the exception of L89. Our friend and colleague Jared Towers had had the L12s up off northern Vancouver Island in front of Alert Bay on January 13th and L89 had not been present then either. L89 was last seen on November 5th, 2021 and he looked normal at that time. This is worrisome but we will continue looking for L89 until the rest of the southern residents are thoroughly documented in 2022. “

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #6 - Jan 22, 2022

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October 29, 2021: J, K, L Pods- Race Rocks

L109 Takoda, L118 Jade, L55 Nugget, L86 Surprise!, L106 Pooka, and L87 Onyx

L125 Element and L118 Jade

K27 Deadhead

L109 Takoda, L118 Jade, L55 Nugget, and L86 Surprise!

L105 Fluke

K44 Ripple and K20 Spock

K35 Sonata

K34 Cali, K27 Deadhead, K44 Ripple

K27 Deadhead and K34 Cali

K20 Spock, K44 Ripple, and K38 Comet

K16 Opus

J47 Notch and L87 Onyx

J42 Echo

J38 Cookie

J37 Hy’Shqa, J49 T’ilem I’nges, J41 Eclipse, and J58 Crescent

J36 Alki

J31 Tsuchi, J39 Mako, J56 Tofino, and J27 Blackberry

J26 Mike

J19 Shachi, J39 Mako, and J51 Nova

Mark Malleson and Fin

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #85 - Oct 29, 2021

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September 11, 2021: J, K, and L pods- Haro Strait

L47s

L86 Surprise and L125 Element

J35 Tahlequah

L87 Onyx

Js and Ls

Ls 

K42 Kelp and J47 Notch 

K34 Cali

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #70 - Sept 11, 2021

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September 15, 2021: J, K, and L Pods- Haro Strait

L123 Lazuli

L125 Element, L72 Racer, L82 Kasatka, and L83 Moonlight

K42 Kelp

K35 Sonata

K37 Rainshadow and K12 Sequim

L125 Element, L82 Kasatka, and L83 Moonlight

L115 Mystic and K38 Comet

L83 Moonlight and L118 Jade

L118 Jade and L125 Element

K16 Opus and K35 Sonata

L82 Kasatka

K14 Lea and K26 Lobo

Note:  L47 Marina, a 47 year old female, has been listed as missing and presumed deceased, leaving this population back down to 73 individuals  “One of the other single whales in the area was L115 traveling by himself. This was our third encounter in a row where we have photographed all the L47s except for L47 herself. We had heard that a DFO team had not been able to find her from their field work out in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca earlier in the Summer. Unfortunately, it is indeed looking like L47 is missing. “ Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #74 - Sept 15, 2021

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L125 has been named!

The winning name for L125 was Element, as in Element of Surprise!

On a side note! K Pod is back in the Salish Sea after no sightings of ANY SRKW in the Sea for 11 weeks!

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November 5, 2021: J and L Pods- San Juan Channel

L54 Ino

L123 Lazuli and L117 Keta

L88 WaveWalker

L89 Solstice

J47 Notch and J35 Tahlequah

L22 Spirit and L115 Mystic

L122 Magic and L91 Muncher

L89 Solstice and L94 Calypso

J27 Blackberry

L87 Onyx

L85 Mystery

L125 Element and L86 Surprise!

J35 Tahlequah and J57 Phoenix

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #86 - Nov 5, 2021