During a fishing trip off the west coast near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada we had a pod of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swim by the boat under the surface of the water and circled in front of out boat and blowing bubbles. This is referred to as "Bubble Net" feeding where the whales swim in a circle around a mass of bait fish, "Herring" in this case, and cause them to bunch together in a tight mass. The whales then swim up to the surface through this mass of fish with their mouths wide open and break the surface of the water in a group with their mouths full of bait fish.
It was my first experience in viewing this behaviour and was incredible to view. There were at least four whales in this feeding activity.
23 July, 2019.
Slide # GWB_20190723_9327.CR2
Explore # 39 - July 27, 2019.
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