Wednesday morning revealed some interesting news regarding our environment and the health of whale populations. According to the Pacific Whale Watch Association and other local research organizations, ...

The first humpback whale calf of the 2025 season has arrived back in Salish Sea waters, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA). The calf is believed to be the eighth calf of a whale ...

Whales have been returning to the Salish Sea earlier than usual, according to a news release from researchers. The whale “Little Patch” is the first of the North Puget Sound Gray Whales, or “Sounders, ...

The baby, which is thought to be between four to five months old, was seen in the Haro Strait north of San Juan Island on Wednesday and again on Thursday. The calf was seen alongside its mother, ...

The soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus), also known as the tope shark, is a slender, medium-sized shark found in temperate and subtropical waters worldwide, including the eastern Pacific, Atlantic, and ...

All that glitters is not gold. Sometimes, it’s bioluminescent. Every summer, when dinoflagellate plankton bloom throughout the Salish Sea, water glows an electric blue-green. But there’s a critical ...

Spring Whale Watching on the West CoastIn late March, something subtle begins to shift along British Columbia’s coastline. Mornings arrive with a little more light, the air softens, and the Salish Sea ...

Orcas regularly surface for air, with average dive times lasting between three and five minutes. (Lily Roby/Courthouse News Service) FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (CN) — Blue and silver mist splashes in the ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Sounders will have a new look this season. Their Salish Sea Kit honors the flowing nature of the water in the Puget Sound and Salish Sea. It was designed over two years by ...