Whale Sighting
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B.C.-made whale-spotting app now being used to help protect against ship strikes"(When) you send in a sighting and you see a ship coming towards whales, sometimes you can actually see the ships slowing down or changing course a little bit."EnvironmentMay 22, 2021
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Humpback whale sighted at mouth of Vancouver’s inner harbourThe Port of Vancouver advised anyone who spots a whale to report it using the WhaleReport app.May 22, 2020
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‘An incredible encounter’: Photos of breaching humpbacks near Victoria show thriving speciesThe whale watching company behind the photos say the pictures are proof that the area's humpback population is improving.Jul 20, 2019
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Curious humpback whale gives B.C. boaters ‘once in a lifetime experience’"People pay thousands of dollars to see that. We were totally not expecting to see that."Sep 2, 2018
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Humpback whales put on a spectacular show for guests at Port Hardy lodgeA group of humpback whales came just metres from the dock of the Great Bear Lodge in Port Hardy over the long weekend while a number of guests were having breakfast.CanadaAug 8, 2018
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Visitors to Victoria’s inner harbour get rare orca whale showFor the first time in decades, orca whales were spotted in Victoria's inner harbour near float planes, a ferry and water taxis zipping by.EnvironmentJun 7, 2018
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Whales spotted in New York waterways two days in a rowOn Thursday, a whale was seen swimming near the Statue of Liberty and the Holland Tunnel near the Manhattan shoreline.WorldNov 18, 2016
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WATCH: Close encounter with whales off Savary IslandGlobal News viewer Brian Cooke sent us this video of a close encounter with some orcas off the coast of Savary Island.Aug 25, 2015
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WATCH: Pod of orcas spotted in Burrard InletThe whales frolicked in the water for some time before eventually making their way under the Lions Gate Bridge and out into the open waters.Jun 22, 2015
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