Orcas calves thriving - July 2015 - Slideshow

Some SRKWs are pregnant, another is skinny

Aerial photos captured with a drone have revealed good news and bad news concerning the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales…

PRESS RELEASE: A petition started by the Southern Resident Killer Whale Chinook Salmon Initiative (SRKW CSI) has passed 500,000 signatures…

To further protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales, NOAA Fisheries’ West Coast Region is joining the Pacific Whale Watch Association…

Governor Jay Inslee's Orca Recovery Task Force released a 52-page draft report Monday, September 24 containing dozens of potential actions…

Accusations flew in the emotionally-charged public meeting hosted by NOAA Fisheries at Friday Harbor High School Saturday, September 15, 2018.…

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It all boils down to which number is more important - 74 whales or a $200 million whale watching industry.

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UPDATE from NOAA: After dedicated search efforts for J50 over the last two days, the three-year old female orca is…

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NOAA"s response team continues to search the air and water extensively Friday, September 14 near where J50 was last seen…

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The Center for Whale Research has declared J50 dead due to multiple sightings of her family without her in the…

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CENTER for WHALE RESEARCH PRESS RELEASE: J50 is missing and now presumed dead. J50 and her family, 2017. Photo by…