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J14 is considered missing, possibly deceased.



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24 August 2016 J14, a 42-year old female in J pod, is considered missing. Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research last saw her on July 31. Center for Whale Research staff members have since had three on-the-water encounters with the rest of her matriline but she was not present. J14, also known as Samish â€“ who was named by the Samish Tribe, was born in 1974, the first year Dr. Mike Bigg, commissioned by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, started studying the Southern Resident killer whales. She has three living offspring: daughters J37 and J40 and son J45, she is also grandmother to J37's calf J49. J14 is the only known daughter of J12 and a possibleâ€¯descendantâ€¯of J2. â€¯ CWR staff member Melisa Pinnow last photographed J14 from shore on August 3rd. When last seen in July, J14 gave no indication of being sick or otherwise unhealthy. We will wait to have one more definitive encounter with the J14's before recording her as indeed deceased. For more information, please contact Dr. Deborah Giles (360) 378-5835 or giles@whaleresearch.com Link to photo

Photo by Dave Ellifrit

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Photo by Ken Balcomb

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Photo by Melisa Pinnow

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