Killer whale pod spotted in Vancouver's Burrard Inlet

A pod of killer whales spotted inBurrardInlet Monday morning turned out to be perfect timing for the release of theVancouver Aquarium new smart phone app.

The app called Whale Report allows people to report marine mammal sightings data the aquarium will collect and use to determine which areas at which times are important to local cetaceans.

"This means reporting is more convenient than ever, which is especially important since many sightings occur unexpectedly," said the Vancouver Aquarium'sTessaDaneleskoin a news release.

By theafternoon, theorcas identified by the Vancouver Aquarium as the T65A group ofBiggs killer whaleshad moved to West Vancouver, nearLighthouse Park.

The sightings touched off an aquarium-led storm ofsocial media tweets and re-tweets.