Officials in Canada and the U.S. continue to search for J50, even though one agency — the Center for Whale Research — declared the animal dead on Thursday. Andrew Thomson, the Pacific regional director with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said although it's likely the sickly orca has perished, efforts to find her were continuing. And the U.S. Coast Guard said it too was also continuing to search in partnership with several NOAA research boats and whale watching vessels. 'It's a big ocean'J50 was last seen in severely emaciated condition west of the San Juan Island on Friday, Sept. 7 . "That's not to say it's impossible — it is a big ocean, and she's not tagged in any way."

Source: CBC News September 15, 2018 02:37 UTC