28-10-2026 20:42 via Nanaimo News Bulletin

Dead humpback whale identified, DFO investigating

The Canadian Pacific Humpback Collaboration says they have identified a dead humpback whale that was sighted on Monday near the Grace Islands – close to the location where the Queen of Surrey ferry struck a Humpback on Oct. 18.
According to the Marine Education and Research Society (MERS), the whale was identified as Notcho, after a researcher noted the markings and shape of the right pectoral fins.
“Notcho was nicknamed by participants of the MERS 2017 Marine Mammal Naturalist course for a
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