Our Weekly Whale Sighting Chart
You can browse our weekly observations for the 2010 season below. The data for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 is also available.
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Week of:
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Species
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Abundance
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Area(s)
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September 22-30, 2011
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Minke whale
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2
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A-C-D
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Minke whale
|
4
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D
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Humpback whale
|
6
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C (Splish-Tracks-Quill and his calf)
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Humpback whale
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2
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D
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Fin whale
|
1
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
20
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C-D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
30
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C
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White-sided Dolphin
|
50
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D
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September 15-21, 2011
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Minke whale
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8
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D
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Minke whale
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2
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A
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Humpback whale
|
5
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D (Splish-Fleuret-Tracks-Irisept-H 638)
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Fin whale
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1
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
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30
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C-D
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White-sided Dolphin
|
300
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D
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September 8-14, 2011
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Minke whale
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5
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D
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Humpback whale
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2
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C (Splish-Fleuret)
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Fin whale
|
1
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D
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Blue whale
|
1
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C
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Harbour Porpoise
|
50
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D
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September 1-7, 2011
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Minke whale
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1
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C-D
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Humpback whale
|
3
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D
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Fin whale
|
2
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D
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|
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Blue whale
|
1
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D
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White-sided Dolphin
|
30
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B
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|
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White-sided Dolphin
|
75
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D
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|
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Red Tuna
|
15
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C
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|
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Red Tuna
|
30
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
15
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A-C-D
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August 25-31, 2011
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Minke whale
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1
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A
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|
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Minke whale
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4
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D
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Humpback whale
|
1
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D
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Humpback whale
|
8
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C (Quill and his calf-Liot)
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Fin whale
|
1
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D
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Blue whale
|
1
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D
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Beluga
|
1
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A
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White-sided Dolphin
|
10
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A
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Harbour Porpoise
|
30
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A-D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
20
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C
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August 18-24, 2011
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Minke whale
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3
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B-D
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Minke whale
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10
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A
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Humpback whale
|
1
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B (Splish)
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Humpback whale
|
4
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C (Sourcier and his calf)
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Fin whale
|
4
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B
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Fin whale
|
2
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C
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Blue whale
|
1
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B-C
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Harbour Porpoise
|
30
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A-B-C
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|
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White-sided Dolphin
|
10
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A-C
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Beluga
|
1
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A
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August 11-17, 2011
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Minke whale
|
2
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A
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Minke whale
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4
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C
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Minke whale
|
3
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D
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|
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Humpback whale
|
10
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C
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Humpback whale
|
1
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D-E (Splish)
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Humpback whale
|
3
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D (Quill)
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Harbour Porpoise
|
20
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A-E
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Harbour Porpoise
|
100
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
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30
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C
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Blue whale
|
1
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D
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White-sided Dolphin
|
50
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C
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White-sided Dolphin
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30
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D
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August 4-10, 2011
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Minke whale
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1
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A
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Minke whale
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4
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D
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Humpback whale
|
1
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A
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Humpback whale
|
14
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D (x-mas)
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Fin whale
|
2
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
10
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A-D
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Harbour Porpoise
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100
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D
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White-sided Dolphin
|
150
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D
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July 28-August 3, 2011
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Minke whale
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2
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D
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Humpback whale
|
10
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D (Splish-Tic Tac Toe -Leprechaun)
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Humpback whale
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1
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C
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Fin whale
|
10
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D
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Fin whale
|
1
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A
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Blue whale
|
1
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
15
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A-D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
50
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D
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July 21-27, 2011
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Minke whale
|
6
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D
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Humpback whale
|
18
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D (Irisept-Siam-X-mas-Leprechaun-Tingley-Calypso)
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Fin whale
|
18
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
10
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A
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Harbour Porpoise
|
20
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D
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White-sided Dolphin
|
30
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D
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July 14-20, 2011
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Minke whale
|
10
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D
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Minke whale
|
3
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A
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Humpback whale
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22 and more
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D (H710-Irisept-Siam-H493-H758-H742-Bolt-H726-Whip-H725-H692-Quill-La Souffleuse)
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Humpback whale
|
1
|
A
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Fin whale
|
20 and more
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
10
|
A
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Harbour Porpoise
|
20
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D
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|
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White beaked dolphin
|
50
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D
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July 7-13, 2011
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Minke whale
|
5
|
A
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Minke whale
|
15
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D
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Minke whale
|
4
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C
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Humpback whale
|
7
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A
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Humpback whale
|
10
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D (Irisept)
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Humpback whale
|
5
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C
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Fin whale
|
10
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
10
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C
|
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Harbour Porpoise
|
5
|
A
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Harbour Porpoise
|
30
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D
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Blue whale
|
1
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D
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Beluga
|
1
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C-D
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June 30-July 6, 2011
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Minke whale
|
5
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A
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Minke whale
|
4
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D
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Minke whale
|
2
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C
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Humpback whale
|
5
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C ( H710-Irisept)
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Humpback whale
|
2
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E
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Humpback whale
|
6
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D
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Humpback whale
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1
|
A
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Fin whale
|
6
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D
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White beaked dolphin
|
10
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D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
15
|
D
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Harbour Porpoise
|
5
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A
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June 22-29, 2011
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Minke whale
|
2
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A-C-D
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Humpback whale
|
5
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C
|
|
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Humpback whale
|
3
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D ( Splish + a calf)
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|
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Fin whale
|
1
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A-D
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Blue whale
|
1
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A
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June 16-22, 2011
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Fin whale
|
4
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A
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Fin whale
|
2
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D ( a mother and his calf)
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Minke whale
|
1
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D
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Minke whale
|
2
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C
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Humpback whale
|
7
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C (Irisept)
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June 6 -15, 2011
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Minke whale
|
3
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A-C
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Minke whale
|
4
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D
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Minke whale
|
1
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E
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Harbour Porpoise
|
5
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D
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Humpback whale
|
3
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A (H726-H750-H758)
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Humpback whale
|
2
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D (Leprechaun)
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Humpback whale
|
4
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C
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|
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Fin whale
|
6
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D
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White beaked dolphin
|
20
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D
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