Photo Credit: OrcaLab
Current Matriarch: A35 Skagit, A52 Kiltik, A73 Springer, A56 Nahwitti (Matrilines considered separate despite family ties)
Number of Individuals: 46 (24 living- 8 female, 9 male, 7 unknown gender; 22 deceased- 6 female, 3 male, 13 unknown gender)
A4 (Male; ~1952-1984 (~32))
Presumed brother of A10
A10 (Female; ~1947-1983 (~36))
Presumed sister of A4. Was shot by a boater in 1983 near Robinson Blight, BC and died that winter.
A11 Yakat (Female; ~1962-2013 (~51))
Washed up in Ketchikan, Alaska on January 10, 2013. Name possibly relates to butter clams in the Nuučaan̓uɫ language. Was ~7.62m long at the time of her death. Cause of death unknown, but her stomach contained Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), otoliths from 2 fish, 1 Giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) beak, 2 Polychaetes from the family Polynoidae, 10 Polychaetes from the genus Nereis, an amphipod from the suborder Gammaridea, and a mussel from the genus Mytilus. It should be noted that the polychaetes, amphipod, and mussel are considered secondary prey
A13 Skeena (Male; 1978-2010 (32))
Name means "divide" or "the clouds" in the Tsimshian language, and was the place name for the Skeena River, though the word Skeena is derived from the Tsimshian word K'shian (also spelled Ksian or 'Kushian)
A35 Skagit (Female; 1974)
Name is from the Straits Salish term for the Skagit Nation, possibly meaning "to hide or conceal"
A52 Kiltik (Female; 1987)
A52 and her matriline don't always travel with the rest of the A35s
A76 (Unknown; 2002-2002 (<1))
A81 Nalau (Male; 2004)
A105 Stirling (Unknown; 2013)
A122 Kwakume (Male; 2020)
A59 Racey (Female; 1992-2006 (14))
A82 Canoona (Unknown; 2004-2006 (2))
Was struck by a boat on July 14, 2006. They were being cared for by A52, but died that year
A70 Sunny (Female; 1999)
A100 Kwatna (Male; 2011)
A111 Denny (Unknown; 2016)
A128 Kinahan (Unknown; 2021)
NO# (2025) (Unknown; 2025)
A77 Roller (Male; 2003)
A90 Pine (Female; 2008)
A129 Bella (Female; 2021)
A117 Blyth/Kano (Unknown; 2017)
A48 Siwiti (Female; 1983-1996 (13))
A65 (Unknown; 1996-1996 (<1))
A56 Nahwitti (Female; 1990-2024 (34))
Daughter of R3. Usually travels with the A35s. Missing and presumed deceased in 2024. Named after the Nahwitti river, which was named after the former name for the Tlatlasikwala First Nation
A87 (Unknown; 2007-2007 (<1))
A97 Kalect (Unknown; 2010-2014 (4))
A24 Kelsey (Female; 1967-2013 (46))
A41 (Unknown; 1981-1981 (<1))
A45 Sutlej (Sut-luhj) (Female; 1983-2001 (18))
Daughter of A6
A68 (Unknown; 1997-1997 (<1))
A73 Springer (Female; 2000)
A73 became famous in January 2002 when she appeared in Puget Sound, Washington, alone and emaciated, roughly 250 miles from her family. On June 12, 2002, A73 was captured and held in a sea pen while she received medical treatment and rehabilitation before being transported to Dong Hong Bay in Johnstone Strait, BC On July 13. She was held in the pen until members of the A10s came close enough that researchers felt it was safe enough to release her. Her release was confirmed to have been a success when, in 2013, A73 returned to Johnston Strait with her first calf, A104. A73 and her offspring often travel with the A35s
A104 Spirit (Unknown; 2013)
A116 Storm (Male; 2017)
NO# (2021) (Unknown; 2021-2021 (<1))
Miscarried calf
NO# (2025) (Unknown; 2025)
First seen in Ketchikan, Alaska, in late April 2025
A49 (Unknown; 1985-1986 (1))
A53 Scylla (Unknown; 1988-1992 (4))
A58 Surf (Unknown; 1992-1993 (1))
A64 Schooner (Female; 1995)
A89 Kanish (Male; 2008)
A110 Barkley (Male; 2015)
A124 Nonoona (Unknown; 2020)
A71 Magin (Male; 1999-2018 (19))
A78 Toba (Male; 2003)
A94 Mystery (Male; 2009)
Travels with the A42s
A19 (Unknown; 1973-1973 (<1))
A47 (Unknown; 1983-1983 (<1))
Was shot by a boater in 1983 near Robinson Blight, BC and died that winter.
Photo Credit: John Ford
A10
Photo Credit: Ellen D. Hartlmeier
A24 Kelsey
Photo Credit: Whale Point
A73 Springer
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A116 Storm
Photo Credit: Killer Whales: The Natural History and Genealogy of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia and Washington State
A53 Scylla
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A64 Schooner
Photo Credit: Killer Whales: The Natural History and Genealogy of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia and Washington State
A4
Photo Credit: Operation Orca: Springer, Luna, and the Struggle to Save the West Coast Orcas
A45 Sutlej
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A104 Spirit
Photo Credit: Killer Whales: The Natural History and Genealogy of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia and Washington State
A49
Photo Credit: Killer Whales: The Natural History and Genealogy of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia and Washington State
A58 Surf
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A89 Kanish
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A110 Barkley
Photo Credit: BayCetology
A124 Nonoona
Photo Credit: Seasmoke Whale Watching
A71 Magin
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A78 Toba
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
A94 Mystery
Photo Credit: Megan Hockin-Bennett
A11 Yakat
Photo Credit: Whale Point
A35 Skagit
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A117 Blyth/Kano
Photo Credit: Troy Bright
A90 Pine
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A129 Bella
Photo Credit: Coastal Rainforest Safaris
A77 Roller
Photo Credit: Jas Krynen
A70 Sunny
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A100 Kwatna
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A111 Denny
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A128 Kinahan
Photo Credit: Killer Whales: The Natural History and Genealogy of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia and Washington State
A59 Racey
Photo Credit: Unknown (Please let me know if you know who to credit)
A82 Canoona
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A52 Kiltik
Photo Credit: Bay Cetology
A122 Kwakume
Photo Credit: Nick Templeman
A81 Nalau
Photo Credit: Jos Krynen
A105 Stirling
Photo Credit: Ellen D. Hartlmeier
A13 Skeena
Photo Credit: Killer Whales: The Natural History and Genealogy of Orcinus Orca in British Columbia and Washington State
A48 Siwiti
Photo Credit: Coastal Rainforest Safaris
A56 Nahwitti
Photo Credit: Oceanwise
A97 Kalect