The Southern Resident Orcas of the Salish Sea
Orcas of the Salish Sea - Orca Network
The Southern Resident community is a unique extended family, or clan, that is distinct and has no interactions with other orca populations. Both ...
Get to know the Salish Sea orcas - David Suzuki Foundation
Salish Sea orcas, also referred to as southern resident killer whales, are one of Canada's most endangered marine mammals. Only 75 remain.
Southern Resident Killer Whale Facts - SeaDoc Society
Here in the Salish Sea, there are three distinct subtypes (or ecotypes) of killer whales. The most well-known are the Southern Resident killer whales ...
The area supports three major ecotypes of orcas: northern residents, southern residents, and transients. A fourth ecotype, the offshore orcas, occasionally ...
Southern Resident Killer Whales | US EPA
A group of Southern Resident Killer Whales in the Salish Sea. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries. Killer whales, or orcas, are top predators and cultural icons of ...
Meet the Southern Residents - Orca Conservancy
The discovery of L128 was a surprise, as all of the Southern Resident killer whales, including L Pod had left the Salish Sea the previous day. L90 and the ...
The Southern Resident Orcas of the Salish Sea | Facebook
The fate of the Southern Resident orcas, our beloved brothers and sisters of the sea, hangs in the balance. Their cries echo through the depths, a symphony of ...
Saving the Southern Resident Killer Whales - NOAA Fisheries
While other killer whale populations are thriving, the Southern Residents are struggling to survive against multiple threats. We work to recover this culturally ...
A brief history of the Southern Residents - Georgia Strait Alliance
... Salish Sea. This population likely numbered around 200 whales before the 20th century. For more than a hundred years following colonization, killer whales ...
Southern Resident Killer Whale - Marine Mammal Commission
Resident killer whales stay with their mothers for life. ... In summer and fall, found primarily in the Salish Sea. In winter and spring, range the open coast ...
Number of Southern Resident killer whales - Puget Sound Vital Signs
By 2030, increase the Southern Resident killer whale population from 74 individual whales in 2021 to 86 individuals. By 2050, increase the population to 110 ...
Southern Resident Orcas - Oceana USA
In recent years, however, because of a lack of food, too much noise, or both, they are spending fewer days in the Salish Sea. Increasingly Southern Residents ...
Three Orca Cultures in the Salish Sea
The three types of killer whales that coexist in these waters would be the southern resident killer whales ( SRKW), the west coast Bigg's killer whales also ...
Southern Resident killer whales - Orca Behavior Institute
OBI's research on the Southern Residents focuses on presence/absence in the Salish Sea, behavioral budget and behavioral shifts over time, and acoustic ...
Thanks to humans, Salish Sea waters are too noisy for resident ...
underwater noise pollution — from both large and small vessels — forces northern and southern resident orcas to expend more time and energy ...
Center For Whale Research: Orcas // Killer Whales | United States
... Southern Resident killer whales in their critical habitat: the Pacific Northwest's Salish Sea. CWR performs an annual census and regular health assessments ...
Meet the whales | The Whale Museum
Adopt one of these unique whales and the proceeds will support the stewardship of these endangered Southern Resident orcas, and the Salish Sea ecosystem. Whales ...
2018–2022 Southern Resident killer whale presence in the Salish Sea
Our study shares 2018–2022 daily occurrence data to build upon and compare to previously published whale presence numbers and to demonstrate more recent ...
Southern Resident Killer Whale Research in the Pacific Northwest
... the Southern Residents are among the world's most endangered marine mammals. ... Shipping traffic through the Salish Sea, the heart of the whales ...
With fewer salmon to eat, Southern Resident killer whales spend ...
The Salish Sea around the San Juan Islands has traditionally been a hotspot for the whales. The Southern Residents would spend the summer months ...