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July 1, 2020: K Pod- Haro Strait

K20 Spock, K34 Cali, and K38 Comet

K22 Sekiu 

K43 Saturna 

K27 Deadhead and K44 Ripple 

K34 Cali 

K33 Tika

K20 Spock kelping 

K38 Comet and K20 Spock kelping 

K37 Rainshadow 

K12 Sequim 

Photo Credit: The Center for Whale Research: Encounter #31 - July 1, 2020

Last seen heading south towards Blackney Pass, BC, Canada, the arrival of K pod is awesome. L pod followed soon after and they were both seen off of Lime Kiln. Reports from today showed that the K12′s and the K13′s were doing the ‘West Side Shuffle’. Hopefully, the rest of the Southern Residents will be coming home soon.  “Lots of excitement as soon as we woke this morning with news that K pod had arrived to San Juan Island. We'd been expecting them after hearing they were Southbound from Hanson Island at noon on June 29th - 205 Nautical miles away. They passed Lime Kiln at 9:15am - 45 hours later. So they averaged 4.5 knots at continuous travel. And good news is that they were foraging at False Bay.” -David and Barbara Howitt, All Aboard Sailing

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Meet the Matrilines: The K12′s

The K12′s are a tight-knit family group who are led by K12 Sequim. Deceased members will not be listed.

K12 Sequim - Female, daughter of K4 Morgan, mother of K22 Sekiu, K37 Rainshadow, and K43 Saturna, grandmother of K33 Tika. She is 50 years old. 

K22 Sekiu - Female, daughter of K12 Sequim, mother of K33 Tika, sister of K37 Rainshadow and K43 Saturna. She is 33 years old.

K33 Tika - Male, son of K22 Sekiu, grandson of K12 Sequim, nephew of K37 Rainshadow and K43 Saturna. He is 19 years old. 

K37 Rainshadow - Male, son of K12 Sequim, brother of K22 Sekiu and K43 Saturna, uncle of K33 Tika. He is 16 years old. 

K43 Saturna - Female, daughter of K12 Sequim, sister of K37 Rainshadow and K22 Sekiu, aunt of K33 Tika. She is 10 years old.