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Originally Posted by Wild Texas
In a very rare occurrance, 14 killer whales (Orcinus orca) were observed by offshore fisherman this past weekend (January 18, 2004), about 90 miles off the coast from Port Aransas, Texas!
According to scientists, approximately 70 orcas may live in the Gulf of Mexico. However, only 9 verified sightings of orcas in the Gulf were made prior to 1990, and only another 14 sightings have been documented since 1990. In short, it's a rare treat.
Read more about it from these news articles and resources we've collected while reading about the event:
All I can say, having only observed orcas in captivity is... Wow!.
Methinks the folks at Dolphin Dock and other charters in Port Aransas might do well to add a "wildlife observation charter" to their list of business offerings... it's not a mental leap, since so many of the fishing charters down there supplement their income in the winter by providing exciting and memorable whooping crane/birdwatching tours.  |
The killer whales were spotted on one of our long range fishing trips about 90 miles off shore. The whales traveled with the boat for 30 minutes, then went swam off. This is just one of may wonderful sights we see each year. Other things we seen just this year are pilot whales, whale sharks, giant sun fish, huge sharks and tons of little neat looking fish, but that is not everyday and alot of times it is gone before everybody can look. Other times the fish hang around just curious as to what the boat is doing.