Helena

MV Osprey

7/6/22

12:30pm

This hump day was filled with beautiful humpback looks along Stuart Island! We began our adventure by turning north up San Juan Channel. Today the water was calm and visibility was great, making for easy scanning along the rocky shorelines and broader horizon. Along the south side of Waldron Island we spotted several Harbor Porpoises taking quick exhalations at the water’s surface. These cetaceans are the second smallest in the world and we typically...

Laura / M/V Sea Lion / 5/20/2022 / 12:30PM

This afternoon was the first hint of summer in the Salish Sea!  We headed northbound on M/V Sea Lion and had our first bald eagle encounter of the day near the Cactus Islands.  We slowly cruised through this area soaking up the blue skies and sunshine and calm green water.  The channels were all combining in this area, creating a whirlpool effect.  Our harbor seals moved in and out of the kelp beds and hoisted their bodies on nearby rocks to...

The Story

Apologies, this story is more Attenborough than Melville

The Salish Sea is grand and dynamic. It has wide open straits, tight passes, deeply carved trenches and sloping shallow banks. Within every nook and cranny of this large inland sea there is life. These nutrient rich waters support a large diversity of invertebrates, fishes, and marine mammals as well as a few rapidly growing human metropolises. Every day we go out we have the opportunity to see seals, sea lions, and a...