Resting on the west side
Garrison Bay to Snug Harbor
After taking Jason to the dock for some well-deserved shore leave we transited to Snug Harbor and welcomed Dr. Robin Kodner. Emerging into Haro Strait at a very low tide we headed south on advice from Jeanne and were surprised to find about 8 members of J pod (J2 matriline?) resting in a tight group off of False Bay. We listened to them as they slowly made their way up the west side of San Juan Island, but hear neither click nor calls for more than two hours. As we passed Kellett Bluff, J1 separated from the group and headed NW across Haro Strait. We paralleled him and gathered detailed data about how his clicking related to his surfacing and dive times. The echosounder was on throughout and showed intermittent targets at mid-depths.
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