Fluke of Spotlight Confirmed in the catalog

Spotlight @7585

Spotlight is known as a female from the Marine Education and Research Society Humpback Whale Catalog. Mother of Shooting Star (2020), seen with 2022 calf and 2024 calf on Jul 4th, 2024 in British Columbia according to Justine Charollais.

Salish Sea · North Pacific

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75 Following 251 Followers
51
Sightings
16
Years
6
Crossings
Last 12 months 9 sightings
  1. N 2025-11: 0 sightings
  2. D 2025-12: 0 sightings
  3. J 2026-01: 0 sightings
  4. F 2026-02: 0 sightings
  5. M 2026-03: 1 sighting
  6. A 2026-04: 0 sightings
  7. M 2026-05: 0 sightings
  8. J 2026-06: 2 sightings
  9. J 2026-07: 5 sightings
  10. A 2026-08: 1 sighting
  11. S 2026-09: 0 sightings
  12. O 2026-10: 0 sightings

Activities

12 in Risa
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Home Waters, Every Herring Line Jun 21 – Aug 23, 2026 · Salish Sea · 8 sightings Deepest dive117 m Longest dive4:21
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Au'au Channel · Mar 2026 Mar 8, 2026 · Au'au Channel · 1 sighting Deepest dive36 m Longest dive1:39
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Salish Sea · Jul – Oct 2025 Jul 22 – Oct 5, 2025 · Salish Sea · 9 sightings Deepest dive135 m Longest dive4:35
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Salish Sea · Jul – Aug 2024 Jul 4 – Aug 19, 2024 · Salish Sea · 3 sightings Deepest dive80 m Longest dive2:53
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Au'au Channel · Mar 2024 Mar 10, 2024 · Au'au Channel · 1 sighting Deepest dive21 m Longest dive1:05
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Salish Sea · May 2023 May 30, 2023 · Salish Sea · 1 sighting Deepest dive34 m Longest dive1:38
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Au'au Channel · Feb 2022 Feb 19, 2022 · Au'au Channel · 1 sighting Deepest dive46 m Longest dive2:04
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Salish Sea · Jul 2021 Jul 28, 2021 · Salish Sea · 1 sighting Deepest dive51 m Longest dive2:01
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Salish Sea · Jul – Aug 2019 Jul 5 – Aug 6, 2019 · Salish Sea · 3 sightings Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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Salish Sea · May – Aug 2018 May 19 – Aug 9, 2018 · Salish Sea · 5 sightings Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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Salish Sea · May – Aug 2017 May 19 – Aug 10, 2017 · Salish Sea · 4 sightings Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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Caamaño Sound & Gil Island · Sep 2011 Sep 27, 2011 · Caamaño Sound & Gil Island · 1 sighting Deepest dive— Longest dive—

✳ Dive stats modelled, not measured

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