Strangers in a Strange Land - 3 unidentified Orcas spotted in Vancouver Harbour

[Sttr]

It just keeps getting better!

Have a great weekend everyone. I'm going to watch humpbacks from my hotel room in Hawaii.

Oh great, now your gonna be a whale expert too

 

[adamcu280]

Oh great, now your gonna be a whale expert too

It only takes a dozen hours!

 

[Chasin' Dreams]

Maybe I should fire up another 20 pound 80cm Spring thread to compete with the drama on this thread

Bring back the bounty on seals and I'm sure most of us would be a lot happier. Once upon a time our government had some balls.

 

[adamcu280]

Maybe I should fire up another 20 pound 80cm Spring thread to compete with the drama on this thread

Bring back the bounty on seals and I'm sure most of us would be a lot happier. Once upon a time our government had some balls.

Here’s some reading on the historic pinniped culls in BC, including some more references to the anti-srkw machine gun.

https://niche-canada.org/2018/10/09/cull-the-seals-save-the-whales/

What Would a British Columbia Seal and Sea Lion Cull Actually Entail? | Hakai Magazine

Proponents are calling for the deaths of at least 75,000 seals and sea lions in the first year.

hakaimagazine.com

Keep Chasin’ Dreams! These days it seems like anything can happen.

 

[EstevanPoint]

Here are some examples of boaters being fined in the Salish Sea and one from the West Coast of VI (year of article). Looks like commercial WW, fishers, and Joe/Jane Public are all to blame and can do better.

In Canada (2021)

bad behaviour from commercial WW and fishers alike (2021)

Campbell River (2021)

Paddleboarder in Ukee (2025)

In the US (2022)

Honest thoughts on the paddle boarder getting a major fine…? I thought that was ridiculous given the amount of legal harassment whales get by ww industry. Sure 200m… twin 300hp… but a paddle boarder? Could be a log from the whale’s perspective.

 

[Samnjoe]

Fishers are reminded not to harass or engage the troll. Respect the digital 1000 meter exclusion zone.

 

[adamcu280]

Honest thoughts on the paddle boarder getting a major fine…? I thought that was ridiculous given the amount of legal harassment whales get by ww industry. Sure 200m… twin 300hp… but a paddle boarder? Could be a log from the whale’s perspective.

After watching the video in the article I'd say that those whales were completely un-fussed by the presence of the paddle boarder. Based on their behaviour it looks like the whales were in the process of making/finishing a kill. It also looks like the birds were picking up scraps. That's my opinion based on my experience but we all know what that's worth here, as shown by the post directly above.

I'd say this is an issue of optics. The ballsy government levying a big fine as an example, hoping to deter other humans from doing the same thing. Which I'm ok with because otherwise it's a free for all out there and we've proven time and time again that, as a society, we can't have nice things and are generally unwilling to be accountable for our actions. If the gov't did nothing then what message would that send?

 

[IronNoggin]

Here’s some reading on the historic pinniped culls in BC, including some more references to the anti-srkw machine gun.

Not all that surprising you bring up links from 8 and 6 years ago.
Not all that surprising you listed the one wherein Trites does his usual spew.

I am on the Board of the PBPS.
Things have progressed well beyond your, and the general public's understanding.
And it is extremely likely that will remain the same moving forward.

 

[adamcu280]

Not all that surprising you bring up links from 8 and 6 years ago.
Not all that surprising you listed the one wherein Trites does his usual spew.

I am on the Board of the PBPS.
Things have progressed well beyond your, and the general public's understanding.
And it is extremely likely that will remain the same moving forward.

I’d love some updated information! Can you share?