Orcas of the Canadian Arctic - Submit a Sighting Page

Submit a Killer Whale Sighting

Instructions

Your observation of a Killer Whale is important information, so please send us a record of your sighting! You can use the online form on this page (below) or you can mail or fax in the record using these PDF forms:

In Inuktitut | In English

Instructions on how to submit a PDF form are included on the bottom of each form.

Online Submission Form

Please fill in as much information as possible in the form below. Fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are mandatory and must be completed in order for the form to be submitted properly.

Killer Whale Sighting Submission Form

(Fields in grey rows are to be left blank. They will be filled in by researchers reviewing your submission.)

Date and Location of Sighting

Ob_No (LEAVE BLANK)

Sig_No (LEAVE BLANK)

DB_Sou (LEAVE BLANK)

* Year:

* Month:

Day:

Time:

Enter as: HH:MM (eg. 02:30, 18:45)

If you are uncertain of the dates/times of the sighting please
estimate and mention that in the Comments field below.

* Location
Description:

Give a written description of the location
where Killer Whales were sighted.

Sea Ice
Conditions:

Describe the condition of surrounding sea ice,
or indicate if no ice was present.

(You must use decimal degrees format for latitude and longitude.If you wish
you may include other formats in the Additional Comments section below.)

If needed: Open a Google Map to obtain Lat/Long details in decimal degrees.

Latitude:

Example: 58.789849

Longitude:

Example: -94.200754

DD_Lat (LEAVE BLANK)

DD_Long (LEAVE BLANK)

DD_Accu (LEAVE BLANK)

Group Size and Behaviour

Number of whales in the group:

Number of big dorsal fins (males):

Traveling
(Generally moving in one direction.)

Feeding
(Moving in all directions, evidence
of prey/feeding in area.)

Please enter any additional information on group size or behaviour in the Comments field below.

Mod_Grp_Sz (Leave Blank)


Were the Killer Whales associated with other animals? No - If yes, then select:
Beluga	Narwhal	Bowhead Whale	Ringed Seal	Bearded Seal
Harp Seal	Walrus	Fish	Birds
Please describe the other animals in the area and how they behaved in the Comments field below.

Additional Sighting Information

Is this the first time you have seen killer whales in this area? Select Yes/No:

Do you have photographs or video from this sighting? Select Yes/No:

May we contact you to arrange to acquire photos or video? Select Yes/No:

(Any photos and videos would be used for scientific purposes only and credit will be attached to any used in scientific publications.)

Contact Information

* Your Name:

All contact information
will be kept private.

Address:

* Email:

Phone #:

Comments

Please enter any additional information:

Please review your entries carefully, then click the Submit Sighting button. Thanks!