Marine Life

The world watches the critically endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs) with bated breath. At the time of this writing, the SRKWs are up two calves from the winter—a female…

Killer whales are often thought of as symbols of the Pacific Northwest, but there’s another member of the cetacean family (whales and dolphins) that might be even more Pacific Northwest…

We dive into the Southern Resident Orca Task Force recommendations to find out how the boating community can be Whale wise and help our endangered orcas.

It’s common knowledge that our Southern Resident killer whale (orca) population (74 whales as of December) is endangered and in dire need of assistance. In response, Governor Jay Inslee has…

It’s a race to save our southern resident killer whales from extinction and the limited availability of Chinook is deemed a contributing factor to their downfall. According to the Seattle…

By Brianna King We Pacific Northwest boaters share the local waterways with some of the planet’s most amazing mega-beasts: cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). Our relationship with these animals is…

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has implemented a voluntary no-go zone (no boating area) on the western edge of San Juan Island to protect the diminishing southern…

The beginning of March is widely regarded as the start of gray whale season here in the Pacific Northwest, with Puget Sound acting as a prime viewing location. Grays hold…

My husband and I grew up on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean – I grew up in Oregon, whereas he was born and raised in New Zealand. Although we…

Like the many summer tourists that visit the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, and Alaska, many kinds of animals make their ways to local waters in the warm months. Words: Brianna…

I imagine that the predominate species of Puget Sound whale or dolphin that comes to mind would be the charismatic orca. But there’s another group of marine mammals that people…

New legislature from the Washington State House of Representatives seeks to keep our local orcas safe from drones and other unmanned vessels. Proposed at a hearing on January 9, 2017,…