| Our Eco Tour
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| Family aboard the Tuan |
The vessel we use is the S.V. Tuan. It is the same vessel that we have used for the past 24 summers on our ecologically friendly whale watching tours. It is a quiet vessel even while under power of her engine when we motor to and from the whale viewing areas. Utilizing just 4.5 L (1 gal. ) of diesel fuel / hour, Tuan's consumption of fossil fuels is minimal and her carbon footprint is very small.
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| juvenile Bald Eagle |
SV Tuan is a quiet vessel on the water and while her engine noise is minimal from both above and below the waterline we remain vigilent in our behaviour and approach around all wildlife. We are comfortable in knowing that our ecological footprint is small.
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| Humpback Whale |
Each day we travel to the same viewing areas as the other local operators and we encounter orcas and humpback whales on most of our tours. If the orcas are further away than usual, we can linger longer if we need to because we only operate one tour a day.
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| Pacific White Sided Dolphin |
If however, they have cleared the core viewing waters of the Queen Charlotte Strait heading further west from Malcolm Point or they have headed east of Naka Creek on Vancouver Island (east of the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve), from our own experience of viewing orcas for the past 24 years, we know that they are on the move to waters well out of our range and we will not follow. Even if we had the engine power to travel in hot persuit we would not do so. We will instead focus on viewing other marine mammals in the core viewing area which can include humpback whales, dall's porpoise, stellar sealions, minke whales, harbour seals and a myriad of bird species.
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| Great Blue Heron |
If you are interested and we hope that you are, please follow these links that will help you to better understand what is meant by the terms: carbon footprints, ecological footprints and ecotourism
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| Jelly fish |
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