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Center for Whale Research @whaleresearch.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Today is #WorldOceansDay— On this day, we would like to celebrate the incredible work being done by countless individuals and organizations worldwide to protect, preserve, and restore the oceans. Happy World Oceans Day! Artwork by CWR's Katie Jones #OrcaActionMonth #OrcaActionMonth2025

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Happy Spring! Spieden Island is looking especially beautiful this year with its annual bloom of pink! Unfortunately, these flowers are an invasive species but I can still appreciate their beauty!

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

T19B “Galiano”, a Bigg’s Killer Whale because yes, killer whales are dolphins! (But they’re also still whales)

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Mom and calf pair of pacific white-sided dolphins (aka Lags) in Phillips Arm north of Campbell River, BC

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Rough-toothed dolphins, including a newborn, off the Big Island, Hawaii

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

It’s National Dolphin Day so here’s a thread of some of my favorite dolphin shots over the years! Feel free to add your own! It’s the perfect excuse for more dolphin photos! To start, a pair of common dolphins offshore of San Diego

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Snoot to fluke and everything in between of T49C “Neilson”! Doing his favorite thing, playing with crab pots! Taken March 16, 2025 #killerwhales #salishsea #sanjuanislands #whalewatching

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Happy Wednesday! Wishing for nicer weather so here’s one of my favorite shots from last spring at the Turn Point Lighthouse! Pretty skies, beautiful scenery and fun whales! Couldn’t ask for a more perfect encounter! #wildlifephotograph #sanjuanislands #pnw

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Had a really nice encounter with the T46s to break my month-long whale dry spell. Found them booking it at 7knts inner island and they actually passed right by my house through Pole Pass! Grateful for any chance to be on the water with these amazing whales!

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

He’s such a cool whale and its so rare for him to be on the inside of Vancouver Island! Stoked for you!

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Gray whale in front of my house today at 13:20! Heading east towards the Orcas ferry dock between Crane Island and Bell Island! #wssjis #salishsea #graywhale

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Can confirm it is most definitely not AI. I was standing next to Katie when they took this photo and watched it happen with my own eyes.

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

One of my favorites of yours! Soooo beautiful!

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Have SO much fun! Tell the humpbacks hi!!! 🐋

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I know! So exciting! Any healthy baby is good but a female is so important for the future of the population

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

If you ever come up this way to the San Juans, give me a shout!

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I feel so incredibly lucky that I get to be on the water with these animals for a living! Its the best! Happy to share my experiences with others!

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I heard that some of you people prefer to receive your snarky science fact-checking of viral news stories in meme format, and I am here to help.

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I took this photo in the San Juan Islands! Northern Washington State!

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

So happy you’re here!!! Welcome! 💙 you tooooo!

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day to my one true love! My heart belongs to humpback whale BCY0324 “Big Mama” and NOBODY ELSE!!! 🥰

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Thank you! Still not 100% but at least I can get out of bed without keeling over now!

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Thanks Sara! Its been brutal. I so rarely get sick so I guess I’m grateful I’ve recovered fairly quickly!

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Pacific Whale Watch Association @pacificwhalewatchassociation.com · 13/02/2025

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and while love might be in the air, we hope balloons will NOT be. Please pass on gifting harmful balloons to loved ones! 🚫🎈 📷: Val Shore, @eaglewingtours.bsky.social 📷: @adventuresbethany.bsky.social, Western Prince 📷: @sanjuansafaris.bsky.social

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I’ve been out with the flu for the past several days but I’m finally starting to get back to feeling myself again! Huzzah! I’m still alive! Here’s another favorite shot from my time in Hawaii to celebrate! #whale #humpback #wildlifephotography #whalewatching #maui #wildlife

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

BCY0995 “Smiley” surfacing inside Friday Harbor! It’s fun when my commute to work is interrupted by whales! #salishsea #wildlifephotograph #whale #humpback #fridayharbor #sanjuanislands

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Really interesting long-term study on harbor porpoises! Such a fascinating read!

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Wish I was back cruising Johnstone Strait with the T100s. We made it through another week. Hope you all have a good weekend #wildlifephotograph #killerwhale #salishsea #orca #wildlife #whale

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Bethany Shimasaki Photography @adventuresbethany.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

You’re dedication to the whales is unmatched 😂

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