Researchers on an expedition 300 kilometers west of Vancouver Island stumbled upon a group of 25-30 endangered sei whales.
Southern resident killer whales made their first appearance in the Salish Sea on Canada Day after more than two months with only a brief sighting off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
An endangered whale that has only been seen off Canada's west coast twice in the last 50 years has been seen alive and well in BC waters.
A sperm whale has been confirmed on Vancouver Island's eastern coast for the first time since 1984.
Not a single humpback whale was seen in the Salish Sea for nearly a hundred years