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What is the second largest whale in the planet observed at Whale Point?
blue whales sperm whales fin whales humpback whales
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annazisa/
Aug 5, 2015
Thanks to a dear friend who had been a research volunteer at the Cetacean Lab for two summers, I had the opportunity to visit this unique site. We monitored marine mammals for three days with a magnificent view from the lab. I saw so many humpback whales I lost count. I went to bed one night in my tent with the sound of their blow as they were in the waters right next to the tent area for the volunteers. Humpback whales need to be identified by taking a picture of their fluke which is unique to each whale, just like a fingerprint. Identifying each whale allows the lab to monitor their population. It was cool to identify whales they hadn't seen in years. These waters and surrounding lands are absolutely abundant with an interconnected web of life: whales, bears, salmon, kelp, purple star fish, gray wolves, steller sea lions etc. etc. Yet this might not be the case in the near by future, as they may become a tanker route exporting oil from the Tar sands of Alberta to China as well as carriers of Liquified Natural Gas. Fear of the aftermath of inevitable spills threatens the harmony and grandiosity that is felt in the Great Bear Rainforest...
Whale Point is located south of Gil Island near the village of Hartley Bay, on the fjords of the Great Bear Forest. The Cetacean Lab is located there to protect and research marine whales along the coast of BC. The nearby Caamano sound and Douglas Channel are Critical Habitat for Humpback Whales and a candidate of Critical Habitat for Killer Whales.
