56 orcas, including rare white one, spotted in Salish Sea over weekend
More than four dozen orcas were spotted throughout the Salish Sea over Easter weekend, including two celebri-whales known for their unusual appearance.
The J Pod, which is part of the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population, was seen moving slowly up the east coast of San Juan Island, with the whales swimming in close social groups, the Pacific Whale Watch Association reported.
Pods of Biggs killer whales, which are transient orcas, were seen among the San Juan Islands in both Presidents Channel and Haro Strait heading north into Canada and along the south end of Lopez Island. There was also a report of a small pod of Biggs killer whales in south Puget Sound.
In all, 56 killer whales were seen by naturalists.
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