Watch orcas leap and swim in fish-rich Possession Sound

HAT ISLAND — Southern Resident orcas have been making appearances in Possession Sound this week.

Commuters, scientists and sightseers reported seeing the J pod and some K pod orcas in Mukilteo, Everett and Saratoga Passage between Whidbey Island and Camano Island.

Lori Christopher, of Hat Island, snagged a video of a close pass off the northwest shoreline Saturday morning. It shows the orcas breaching and splashing as they move south in Possession Sound.

The sightings began around Sept. 20 and have continued throughout the week.

Howard Garrett, a board member with the nonprofit Orca Network, said the visits mean there must be enough fish in the Salish Sea to keep the endangered killer whales fed.

They show up in Possession Sound around this time each year, Garrett said.

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