Salish Sea
Industrial plastic pellets spilling into Fraser River, Salish Sea: environmental group
By Simon Little Online Journalist
The pellets, known as “nurdles” are made from plastic polymers and used in the production of items like single-use plastic bags and water bottles. Continue reading
Pink salmon might be a threat to the killer whale population, scientists say
Pink salmon spawning patterns might be interfering with killer whales’ ability to hunt in the Salish Sea, a newly published paper suggests. Continue reading
Feds announce new monitoring of vessel noise impacts on endangered killer whales
“These whales are at the brink of extinction.” Continue reading
Peter Watts: Orca research, relief efforts bring new meaning to ‘whale watching’
Michael, Milstein of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, speaks about an international effort to help an ailing killer whale, known as J50. Continue reading
Another human foot washes up on B.C. shores
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
Shoes with disembodied feet that have been washing up along the B.C. coast have mystified people in the province for more than a decade. Continue reading
Kayakers paddle into Port of Seattle to protest Kinder Morgan
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
About 30 activists with the group Mosquito Fleet surrounded an oil barge to protest the Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project. Continue reading
Dismembered leg, foot found in B.C. waters belonged to deceased Washington state man: coroner
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
Shoes with disembodied feet that have been washing up along the B.C. coast have mystified people in the province for more than a decade. Continue reading
Environmental groups call on Ottawa to save southern resident orcas with emergency order
By Emily Lazatin Reporter
“The most urgent threats are lack of food, and also disturbance both in terms of noise and the physical presence of vessels,” said an Ecojustice lawyer. Continue reading
Endangered Salish Sea orca killed as the result of tagging
An American agency has admitted the death of an endangered orca was caused by their tracking tag. Continue reading
PHOTOS: Humpbacks, orcas battle off of Vancouver Island
Several whale watching boats at the western edge of the Salish Sea off Jordan River on Vancouver Island spotted a group of transient orcas surrounding two adult humpback whales and a calf on Sunday. Continue reading