VANCOUVER - A group representing whale-watching operators has shared a photo of a young humpback with a deep gash in its back, which it said was likely inflicted by a ferry in waters off Vancouver last week.
The Pacific Whale Watch Association said in a social media post that the injured calf was spotted on Monday a few kilometres from the scene of Friday's reported collision with a Hullo Ferries vessel.
The photograph shows a deep slice in the whale's back at the base of the dorsal fin.
The association also shared a photo it said showed the same calf uninjured the day before the reported ferry strike.
The whale watch association said the calf was seen on Monday swimming with its mother, known as Zig Zag, and is urging caution from boaters.
"We've seen humpbacks recover from worse inj