Two northern resident killer whale families brought along a baby as they returned for the first time in 20 years to their traditional winter foraging grounds in British Columbia waters.
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Members of the A5 pod of northern resident killer whales, as shown in this recent handout image provided by Jared Towers, a scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, returned this week with a newborn to the Broughton Archipelago of British Columbia for the first time in about 20 years.
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Two northern resident killer whale families brought along a baby as they returned for the first time in 20 years to their traditional winter foraging grounds in British Columbia waters.
VICTORIA After more than 20 years, a celebrated orca family has ventured back into an old haunt near the North Island. The A5 pod has returned to the Broughton Archipelago, their traditional winter hunting ground, with a brand new baby in tow. They had still spent time around the North Island in places like Blackfish Sound and the Johnstone Strait, but avoided going further north into the archipelago and the long inlets on the mainland. Department of Fisheries and Oceans researcher, Jared Towers was trailing them on Jan. 5 through Blackfish Sound south of the archipelago when the family of nine, led by 40-year-old matriarch Ripple (officially A43) swam up Fife Sound, a place she would have visited as a youngster.
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Fish farms in B.C. s Discovery Islands area will be emptied of all fish by June 30, 2022, the federal minister of fisheries and oceans has announced .
Bernadette Jordan said in a December 17 news release that the decision to phase out the 19 aquaculture facilities, some of the oldest on the B.C. coast, was made after extensive consultation with stakeholders. Today’s decision was not easy. I am committed to working with all involved parties; the First Nations, industry and the Province of British Columbia, over the next 18 months to ensure a fair and orderly transition process that phases out salmon farming in the Discovery Island, Jordan said in the bulletin.