SpringVelocity
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I was just made aware of this post today from local whale watching company in Sooke.
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From the FB post:
Sadly, we are following up our previous post regarding the #srkw returning to the Salish Sea with a grim finding by a fellow whale watcher yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday evening at approximately 5pm we recieved a call regarding a badly emaciated killer whale that had been spotted in Race Passage. The whale was identified as K21 (Cappucino) the last surviving member of the K18 matriline.
K21 is/was badly emaciated. His dorsal fin was flopped over to the side and he could barely swim against the flooding current flowing through Race Passage.
We immediately contacted @cetus_society and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. As there were no vessels available to immediately get on scene and document the event, our vessel was tasked by DFO to acquire the location of the animal.
By the time we had arrive 30min later, the animal had barely moved at all from his original reported location. He was fighting for his life in the current and was all alone without his travelling companions. Just a couple of hours earlier, the remainder of the SRKW that had entered the Strait of Juan de Fuca had turned around an left after spending less than 36hours foraging here. K21, too weak to continue, was unfortunately left behind.
THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN!!
The Salmon stocks in the Salish Sea have never been worse, and in 2 days, our local waters will be once again flooded with fishing boats who will be competing with these animals for this very limited food supply.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE RODS OUT OF THE WATER!
The survival of the Southern Residents and the Chinook Salmon themselves is much more important than the desire to harvest these fish "for entertainment and personal gain". If we do not take responsibility for the harm we are causing to our oceans, grim scenes like this will only become more common.
This morning at 4:30am, members of K pod were heard on the hydrophone located at Sheringham Point. These animals likely returning to check on the status of their lost traveling companion. At roughly 35 years of age, K21 is far too young to die and will be sadly missed by his clan, and whale lovers everywhere
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From the FB post:
Sadly, we are following up our previous post regarding the #srkw returning to the Salish Sea with a grim finding by a fellow whale watcher yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday evening at approximately 5pm we recieved a call regarding a badly emaciated killer whale that had been spotted in Race Passage. The whale was identified as K21 (Cappucino) the last surviving member of the K18 matriline.
K21 is/was badly emaciated. His dorsal fin was flopped over to the side and he could barely swim against the flooding current flowing through Race Passage.
We immediately contacted @cetus_society and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. As there were no vessels available to immediately get on scene and document the event, our vessel was tasked by DFO to acquire the location of the animal.
By the time we had arrive 30min later, the animal had barely moved at all from his original reported location. He was fighting for his life in the current and was all alone without his travelling companions. Just a couple of hours earlier, the remainder of the SRKW that had entered the Strait of Juan de Fuca had turned around an left after spending less than 36hours foraging here. K21, too weak to continue, was unfortunately left behind.
THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN!!
The Salmon stocks in the Salish Sea have never been worse, and in 2 days, our local waters will be once again flooded with fishing boats who will be competing with these animals for this very limited food supply.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE RODS OUT OF THE WATER!
The survival of the Southern Residents and the Chinook Salmon themselves is much more important than the desire to harvest these fish "for entertainment and personal gain". If we do not take responsibility for the harm we are causing to our oceans, grim scenes like this will only become more common.
This morning at 4:30am, members of K pod were heard on the hydrophone located at Sheringham Point. These animals likely returning to check on the status of their lost traveling companion. At roughly 35 years of age, K21 is far too young to die and will be sadly missed by his clan, and whale lovers everywhere
