News Updates

June 2013

6/17/13 How whales are able to hold their breath underwater

6/17/13 Dead fin whale washes up on Ocean Shores beach

6/13/13 Harbor porpoises can thank their worst enemy, the killer whale, for thier success

6/10/13 Stranded orcas hold criticle clues for scientists

6/10/13 NOAA proposal extends rule of reducing risk of whale ship strikes along U.S. east coast

6/7/13 Orca whales near Bremerton draw crowds

6/3/13 Understanding the narwhal: first contact

May 2013

5/30/13 Japanese firm stops selling endangered whale pet treats

5/29/13 Disabled killer whale with missing fins survives with the help of family who hunt for its food

5/24/13 I-5 bridge collapses into Skagit river at Burlington/Mt. Vernon

5/24/13 Islands open for holiday visitors - best routes to islands

5/24/13 Endangered Species Act Celebrates 40th Anniversary

5/23/13 Whale Reserve in Southwest Iceland Extended

5/23/13 Right whale born in cold North Atlantic waters beats odds, survives winter

5/21/13 Swine Flu Found in Elephant Seals

5/15/13 First gray whale spotted south of the equator

5/15/13 Dire predictions for whale habitiat

5/15/13 Sea turns red as whales die to satisfy lust of gourmets

5/7/13 Using sound waves to clean water waves

5/6/13 Burgeoning humpback whale population leads to call for easing protections

5/2/13 A Key Experiment to Probe the Future of Our Acidifying Oceans

April 2013

4/25/13 Feds accept petition on captive orca Lolita

4/25/13 DNA analysis needed to identify dead killer whale

4/22/13 A Smart Idea: Protect an Ecosystem's Food Source and It Will Thrive

4/22/13 Lack of cash leaves guardians of killer whales on B.C. coast tied to shore

4/15/13 Dead Whale Draws Crowds to Puget Sound Beach

4/12/13 Dead salmon found along silt-choked Elwha River after hatchery release

4/9/13 Ice Age bowhead whales' survival surprises scientists

4/5/13 Antarctic Blue Whales Found With Sound

4/3/13 Feds: Sperm whales near Mississippi River are different

4/1/13 19-year-old Dutch engineering student Boyan Slat devises plan to rid the world’s oceans of 7.25 million tons of plastic

4/1/13 Feds Declare Unusual Mortality Event After Sea Lion Deaths Off SoCal Beaches

March 2013

3/26/13 Lower quota expected for coastal chinook salmon

3/26/13 New study analyzes the risk to endangered whales from ships in southern California

3/25/13 Nation's newest national monument? The San Juan Islands

3/25/13 Millions of smelt return to the Sandy River

3/21/13 Fishermen and scientists work to reduce bycatch

3/21/13 Dead Whale Contains a Bounty of Life

3/12/13 Red tide blamed for a record 174 manatee deaths on Florida's Gulf Coast

3/12/13 'Grave indicator': Penguins' survival at stake as Antarctic ice disappears

3/11/13 The Search for the Loneliest Whale in the World (Pt. 1)

3/8/13 Spanish sperm whale death linked to UK supermarket supplier's plastic

3/7/13 Large fishing vessel goes down off Point Grey

3/7/13 Longline hooking of false killer whale could close fishing grounds

3/6/13 Dead seals serve conservation boost

3/5/13 UPDATE: Southern Resident Killer Whale Satellite Tagging

3/5/13 The Woman Who Loves Orcas

3/4/13 A whale of a success story: Gray whale comeback boosts business

3/4/13 The Brain-Chilling, Shrimp-Caressing, Lamppost-Sized, NSFW Organ Hiding In A Whale’s Mouth (**Note: This story contains graphic content.)

February 2013

2/28/13 Surfers get a whale of a tale after close orca encounter

2/19/13 Update on Stranded J Pod Calf

2/14/13 Where have all the herring gone?

2/14/13 Genetic study pursues elusive goal: How many humpbacks existed before whaling?

2/8/13 February 14: The Whale Museum Re-Opens with expanded Exhibit Hall

2/1/13 Passions high as U.S. mulls orcas’ fate, but agency taking a scientific tack

January 2013

1/18/13 Unique Alaskan Orcas Slip Toward Extinction

1/17/13 Tag reveals winter movements of Puget Sound orcas

1/16/13 Stranded killer whale update

1/14/13 Whale Tail Sculpture Installed in Friday Harbor

1/10/13 Freed orcas not out of harm's way, expert says

1/9/13 Orca pod trapped in Hudson Bay ice in Northern Quebec

1/9/13 No clue to what killed baby orca found in Dungeness

1/4/13 URI student studying 'whale snot' for health clues

December 2012

12/27/12 Sandbars forming at mouth of recovering Elwha River in Washington

12/26/12 Sea whodunit: How scientists solve whale deaths

12/19/12 Officials end 'no-otter' zone south of Point Conception

12/19/12 Multi-Tasking Whales Sing While Feeding, Not Just Breeding

12/19/12 Endangered right whale washes up on Florida beach

12/18/12 Pictures: Humpback whales feed close to shore in Norway

12/12/12 Enbridge underestimates tanker risks in North Pacific, pipeline hearing told

12/12/12 A Rising Tide of Noise Is Now Easy to See

12/7/12 Young coho get 'flu shot' in unique program

12/5/12 Fin Whale Died of Injuries From Boat Strike

12/4/12 Seeing the Olympic Peninsula's Elwha River, reborn as dams come down

12/4/12 Mercury pollution in marine environment contaminates seafood

November 2012

11/27/12 California farmers want orcas taken off endangered-species list

11/26/12 Whale Shark Rescue: Sea Rescue Caught on Tape

11/19/12 Dolphins Found Shot, Mutilated in Gulf of Mexico

11/16/12 Bowhead whales lost genetic diversity, study shows

11/14/12 Virginia Tries to Circumvent Obama on Drilling

11/9/12 State to consider limits on octopus harvesting

11/7/12 840 gallons of fuel oil spills in Port Angeles

11/6/12 Bad news for salmon: streams warmer and lower

11/2/12 More effort needed to assess risk of climate change, hatcheries to wild stocks

11/1/12 Pollution & Debris Stirred by Sandy Threaten Coastal Waters

11/1/12 Proposed hydro-power project on Yuba River draws scrutiny

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