I will be away on Cracroft Island observing northern resident killer whale behaviour until September. When I get back I will be extending my acoustic research on Luna by analyzing Orcalab's recordings (about 110 hours). Have a great summer!

Springer (A73) returns! She was identified in the Robson Bight Michael Bigg Ecological Reserve with her great aunt Yakat (A11) who has two offspring and the three adult males (the A36 matriline). She was photo-identified by the park wardens and acoustically identified by Orcalab.

Our 2003 Luna Stewardship Journals are now online.

Luna's calls

My initial reporton Tsuxiit's discrete call use. Luna is using an acoustic signature that can be used to locate the whale after relocation release.

Please email me for full report: griffinr at gmail dot com

Luna was captured today by DFO and the Vancouver Aquarium scientists. Tsux-iit later was seen outside of the net pen seeminly to have escaped.

I am part of a group of ecologists and reseachers that have put together a non-profit organization called the Ocean Society.