About Observation Post #15
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
(49.15N, -129.67W)

The first northbound gray whale usually appears here about three weeks after passing Point Vicente near Los Angeles (Post #6). March to May are the biggest months for seeing whales on their journey north, but the first whales may appear as early as February. The main migration route tracks 1-2 miles offshore of the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Every year a group of about 200 whales stops and stays to feed all summer before joining the southbound migration in October. These whales are known as the Pacific Coast Feeding Aggregation. Kati and the crew at Remote Passages Marine Excursions launching out of Tofino, BC are with these whales from March right through October each year, and they send Journey North reports at spring migration.