Rare video of orcas in the Gulf of Mexico could be a first warning sign that there is an environmental problem

[Pathfinder]

Rare video of orcas in the Gulf

Meg Farris, WWL 12:23 PM. CDT May 26, 2016

SOUTH PASS, LA. -- A group of friends out fishing, just 50 miles South of South Pass,
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Orcas live in cold deep waters and rarely come that close to land.

Dr. Moby Solangi at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) in Gulfport, says this could be a first warning sign that there is an environmental problem. The scientists at the IMMS got the GPS location from the group and plan to investigate the sighting.

Watch raw video from the fishing trip.
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http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/rare-video-of-orcas-in-the-gulf/215952888

 

[Emily]

This was about 50 miles south of South Pass. This chart might cover the area's depth soundings, (not sure if it goes out that far).

http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/11361.shtml

There was a sighting in 2009 about 95 miles off of the AL coast:

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29878640/...-killer-whales-roam-gulf-mexico/#.V1HrEiH21xA

"I've got good records of them in the Caribbean. We see them almost exclusively in deep water, 600 feet and more," Mullin said. "I think they've always been there. It's just in the last 15 to 20 years that we've been trying to study them."