Researchers on an expedition 300 kilometers west of Vancouver Island stumbled upon a group of 25-30 endangered sei whales.
The Mola tecta, a semi-tropical sunfish, had been misidentified until seven years ago and is rarely seen in the northern hemisphere.
Typically these storms remain off the coast of Vancouver Island and we only see the frontal systems move ashore.
A dead male grey whale that was found floating between Sidney Island and James Island on Thursday has been towed to Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for a necropsy.
Three new humpback whales have been identified off the East Coast of Vancouver Island as that species makes a massive comeback in our waters.
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