The whales were likely together celebrating a kill of sea lions or seals near the Farallon Islands.
“I screamed ‘orca!’” recalled Michael Pierson, a Oceanic Society naturalist leading the tour, after noticing “those distinct dorsal finds poking out of the water.”The big group of whales was seen on May 7 near the Farallon Islands, about 28 miles west of San Francisco.
“They’re the whale that most people want to see when they go whale-watching,” she said, “you just don’t know when they’re going to be around.” The Oceanic Society regularly does tours to the Farallon Islands — which include collecting data for scientists and conservationists — and spring is migration season. Pierson and the boat’s captain, Jared Davis, decided to try a different route on May 7 to head out over deeper water.
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