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Unraveling the Mystery of Stranded Whales

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:11 Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:01

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sea-doc-jeff-hogan PRESS RELEASE: Killer whale strandings are always bad news. However, a new paper by SeaDoc scientists and collaborators shows that each orca's death also is an opportunity to improve our understanding of the species and aid in the recovery of endangered populations.

Money may be available for enforcement of "Be Whale Wise" Rules

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 12:36 Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:55

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Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife is pursuing a $1 million grant for enforcement of the boating restrictions related to killer whales in the waters around San Juan County. A representative from Rep Rick Larsen's office mentioned the grant during a meeting between local government officials, staff and staff members representing Governor Inslee, Senator Maria Cantwell and Senator Patty Murray this morning in Friday Harbor.

Comments sought on application for research project on orcas

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Last Updated on Monday, 06 May 2013 09:19 Thursday, 25 April 2013 00:00

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Dr. Samuel Wasser, University of Washington proposes to study killer whales of the endangered Eastern North Pacific Southern Resident stock in waters of Washington, including the San Juan Islands and Puget Sound.

Where are K and L pods?

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Last Updated on Monday, 11 March 2013 06:56 Monday, 11 March 2013 00:00

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Check out NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) web page for new maps showing the track of K25, an adult male Southern Resident killer whale that was tagged on Dec. 29, 2012.

Where is K pod?

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Last Updated on Monday, 11 March 2013 11:14 Thursday, 21 February 2013 07:48

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The NWFSC has been updating its web page with new maps to show the track of K25, an adult male Southern Resident killer whale that was tagged on Dec. 29, 2012. As of February 16th, K pod was just north of Shelter Cove, California.

136K sign petition against delisting southern resident pods

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Tuesday, 29 January 2013 00:00

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PRESS RELEASE: Seattle, WA—More than 136,000 concerned citizens have submitted comments opposing a California agribusiness campaign to take Puget Sound’s killer whales off the endangered species list. The comments are directed to the National Marine Fisheries Service which set a deadline of January 28.

Fisheries Service Accepts Petition to Include a Captive Killer Whale in Overall Killer Whale Protected-Species Listing

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Last Updated on Sunday, 12 May 2013 23:13 Thursday, 25 April 2013 05:20

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NOAA Fisheries Service has formally accepted a petition from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to include Lolita, a killer whale captured from the Southern Resident population in 1970 and now at the Miami Seaquarium, in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of those Southern Resident killer whales. These orcas were listed as endangered in 2005.

DNA study needed to ID stranded killer whale

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Last Updated on Monday, 06 May 2013 09:17 Thursday, 25 April 2013 00:00

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A dead killer whale in an advanced state of decomposition was reported to the Canadian Department of Fisheries on Sunday, April 14, 2013.

Register by March 21 for Killer whale protection workshop

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Last Updated on Monday, 25 March 2013 11:22 Sunday, 10 March 2013 00:00

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NOAA Fisheries and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a one day workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at Roche Harbor Pavilion to review the current vessel guidelines and regulations in place to protect killer whales in Washington.

Stranded killer whale update

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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 March 2013 15:30 Tuesday, 19 February 2013 17:09

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PRESS RELEASE: Preliminary genetic results from NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center indicate that the killer whale calf found on Dungeness Spit on January 7, 2013 was a member of J-pod.

Will CA Farm Water Needs Trump WA Orca Survival?

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Monday, 28 January 2013 00:00

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Public News Service: SEATTLE - Today is the final day to comment on a petition to take a Pacific Northwest killer whale off the endangered species list. There are fewer than 90 Southern Resident orcas, popular mascots of the Puget Sound area. Two commercial farms in California say these whales are no different than any other type of orca and are therefore not scarce, however.

Whales

Unraveling the Mystery of Stranded Whales

Money may be available for enforcement of "Be Whale Wise" Rules

Comments sought on application for research project on orcas

Where are K and L pods?

Where is K pod?

136K sign petition against delisting southern resident pods

Fisheries Service Accepts Petition to Include a Captive Killer Whale in Overall Killer Whale Protected-Species Listing

DNA study needed to ID stranded killer whale

Register by March 21 for Killer whale protection workshop

Stranded killer whale update

Will CA Farm Water Needs Trump WA Orca Survival?

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