Gut check: Seattle Aquarium scientists simulate a whale stomach to test plastic alternatives You cannot deliberately feed plastic to a whale, even in the name of science. So researchers at the Seattle Aquarium… Read More
RIP, J50? Friends of the killer whales mourn emaciated orca, but search goes on The emaciated and ailing killer whale known as J50 or Scarlet has disappeared from her family group, and experts presume… Read More
Wildlife Computers lets scientists hitch tell-all rides with seals, whales, sharks, fish and seabirds REDMOND, Wash. — At first, the monitoring tag revealed typical sea lion data. The mini-computer implanted in the animal detected… Read More
Chinook salmon are shrinking, and Alaska’s killer whales may be among the culprits King salmon, the big fish that are famous in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, are shrinking — not only in numbers,… Read More
Researchers spy on marine energy machines using data analysis and a raft packed with ocean monitors In the basement of a nearly century-old, Gothic building on the University of Washington campus, engineers are conducting research essential… Read More
Study links killer whales’ woes to salmon shortage that causes pregnancies to fail What’s killing the killer whales? After following the whales and analyzing their poop for years, scientists say the Pacific Northwest’s… Read More
Goodbye to Granny: Researchers mourn disappearance of oldest Puget Sound orca No body has been sighted, but after months of missing her, researchers have declared that the oldest orca in Puget… Read More
Plans for a whale sanctuary ride a wave of support, but face a storm of controversy An effort to create the world’s first sanctuary set aside for rehabilitating whales and dolphins is moving ahead, but now the… Read More
