At 02:31 PM 12/2/98 -0500, Arthur wrote: There is a suggestion here that there are two types of orcas: the >inshore group, which tends to be fish-eaters, and the offshore population, >more likely to be flesh-eaters. ... I wonder if the writing is on the wall for kayakers in waters >where the blackfish swim... > Kinda reminds me of a quote from a west coast sea kayaking guide that was reassuring until I really thought about it: "There are no reported instances of Orcas attacking sea kayakers." Well, they wouldn't be reported, would they? Cheers Philip T. **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Dec 02 1998 - 14:47:57 PST
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