Transient Orca sightings set record in Salish Sea this year
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Victoria Times Colonist] by Amy Smart - Aug 29, 2014
Mark Malleson watched an orca toss a harbour porpoise in the air, leap up and grab it in its mouth, then spit it out, on Wednesday.
Apparently, transient orcas - also known as Bigg's orcas and "the Ts" - like to play with their food.
"Harbour porpoise chases are pretty exciting," said Malleson, a skipper with the Prince of Whales tour company, who also works for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and volunteers with the Center for Whale Research on San Juan Island.
Anecdotes like that one are abundant this season. According to the Pacific Whale Watch Association, this summer marks the highest number of transient orca sightings in the Salish Sea..
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