Old Thom Appears - Again - in the Bay of Fundy

Old Thom was spotted again! Here he is approximately 17 nautical miles NW of Petite Passage in the Bay of Fundy.

Captain Brent Hebb, on Canadian Fishing Vessel 'Atlantic Mist' (home port is Metegan, Nova Scotia), took these images, and video (below) this morning from his trawler as Old Thom took to scratching himself on the towing warps. 

This particular orca is affectionately known as “Old Thom,” a male who is about 30 feet long and weighs eight tons, age unknown. And he’s known for being spotted in unusual places.

He has been sighted by researchers in 2014 and 2015 in the Bay of Fundy, off Nova Scotia, still farther south than orcas’ typical roaming waters near Newfoundland and Labrador.

Old Thom is more like a legend, a name you know but a figure you may wait years to see.

VIDEO:

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