Author Archives: Stubbs Island Office

Mother’s Day was a beautiful way to start the 2012 season.  We have been very lucky with our weather over the past few days, and Sunday was no exception!  Captain Wayne and returning naturalist Carmen (back for her third season!) … Continue reading →

From the Wheelhouse: On October 5th and 6th we were thrilled to be able to take out 2 groups of international students from the Nanaimo school district! Both days were gorgeous, with glass-calm seas, clear skies, and even some sunshine! … Continue reading →

Today was an excellent day for the last tour of our 2011 season.  We would like to thank all of the people that went out on a tour or visited our office this year for helping to make it a … Continue reading →

The sun was poking out from between the clouds for the morning trip as we searched for whales and other marine mammals. There were some great opportunities to view Humpbacks whales as even more appear in the region. We counted … Continue reading →

The wind was not a deterrent for today’s trips out looking for whales and other marine life. The morning trip had guests delighted to see 50+ Stellar sea lions hauled out on a rock near the Plumper Islands. Some of … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s trip was cancelled due to stormy weather, but today with no high winds predicted we set off on an afternoon tour.  The Northern resident orca have been out of our area for the past few days, but the humpback … Continue reading →

From the Wheelhouse: This morning started with some heavy rain, but it cleared up about half way through this morning’s departure which made everyone very happy! Shortly after leaving the dock at Telegraph Cove we encountered 40 Pacific white-sided dolphins, … Continue reading →

From the Wheelhouse: It was quite rainy today, but that sure didn’t seem to bother the humpback whales! This morning we were able to view 4 different humpback whales, one of which we were able to identify as ‘Conger’. A … Continue reading →

This morning began with some showers, but the sea was calm as  Wagalus School joined us for a field trip.   We were once again very happy to view over 200 Stellar sea lions hauled out on the rocks, and … Continue reading →

From the Wheelhouse: This morning we ended up cancelling our 9:00 a.m. departure, due to high winds and rough sea conditions. Luckily, just before our 1:00 p.m. departure, the seas flattened out and the winds calmed considerably which allowed us … Continue reading →