A lone harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) fishes for Pacific salmon at Verney Falls.
Naturalist Jesse Humbert attempts to flip a stranded lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) and mostly avoided being stung.
A small crab dislodged from underneath a rock during low tide.
Spores (sori) on the verso of a licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza).
Tiny fungi (Mycena) with a drop of morning dew for good measure.
Anchor chain succumbing to natural forces in a Prince Rupert boatyard.
A moody morning return to the ship, lit through low clouds off Aaltanhash.
A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail flips prior to a deep dive in Aaltanhash. Tail markings are as unique as human fingerprints.
Fog shrouds the National Geographic Venture, naturally enhancing spot colors.
Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus) jump a swirling Verney Falls in Lowe Inlet on the way toward their spawning grounds.