Did a trip to Sitka Alaska to go out on the boat called "Cat Daddy" with Neil McDermitt, owner of Whale's Song Expeditions. We were primarily interested in observing the humpbacks bubble net fishing. This is a process where a group of whales makes a circle of bubbles that the herring think is impenetrable. Then they go to the bottom and rise to the surface scooping up the little fish on their way up. The bubble netting occurred in Angoon Bay. It is quite dramatic! During our eight days on the boat we observed 110 whales.
I also had an opportunity to watch the entire process of purse net salmon fishing, a fascinating procedure for having never before seen it. However, the fish weigh so much they damage each other in the net and aren't ultimately on our dinner table. That happens with fish brought in one at a time on a long line.
Here is a video of our trip produced by Dave Fedorski, the videographer who was with us. It shows the bubble netting by the humpacks, and also has some shots of them from a drone.
