Checkmarks (California) @700

Checkmarks was a juvenile when first encountered in August 2008, likely born in the 2007-08 or 2008-09 season. She is known to be a female from a sighting with calf May 2019 see facebook post, and from encounters with her 2025 calf "Chex Mix". Her 2025 calf was entangled in fishing gear when first encountered. She was entangled in fishing gear August 2014, seen by naturalist Kate Spencer, then managed to escape on her own. Checkmarks is known from research conducted by Cascadia Research Collective and collaborators

Monterey Bay · North Pacific