Whale Sightings

In collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Vancouver Aquarium’s BC Cetacean Sightings Network collects data on cetaceans and sea turtles in British Columbia. Public sightings are reported by residents, boaters and professionals and are used to inform research, conservation and recovery actions. Report your sighting to 1 866 I SAW ONE, www.wildwhales.org or sightings@vanaqua.org

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Whale Sightings

The BCCSN Welcomes BC Ferries to the Whale Trail

Sarah Wilson

September 10, 2020

Aquablog, Research Initiative - Conservation Through Citizen Science, Whale Sightings

The B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network (BCCSN) is very excited to welcome BC Ferries to The Whale Trail! Based in Seattle, WA, The Whale Trail's mission is to inspire appreciation and stewardship of whales ...

And the Award for Top Cetacean Reporter Goes To…

Wild Whales

July 23, 2020

Research Initiative - Conservation Through Citizen Science, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

By: Aaron Purdy and Sarah Patton, at Ocean Wise's Southern Vancouver Island Research Initiative We’ve crunched the numbers and the results are in! Since its inception in 1999, the B.C. Cetacean Sighting...

Ocean Wise recognizes top ‘whale reporters’ of 2019

Ocean Wise

July 21, 2020

Aquablog, Marine Mammal Rescue, Research - Species Under Threat, Research Initiative - Conservation Through Citizen Science, Research Initiative - Marine mammals as Sentinels, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

In 2019, citizen scientists reported more than 9,000 sightings through the Ocean Wise WhaleReport App contributing to important research and conservation efforts . The results are in. In 2019, 1,149...

Unexpected Urban Whales: City Slicker Cetaceans Sighted During Coronavirus

Wild Whales

July 14, 2020

Aquablog, Research Initiative - Conservation Through Citizen Science, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

By: Lauren Dares, Coordinator of the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network It has been an unusual and uncertain start to 2020. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that a year that started off with pro-democracy mas...

A Mother’s Love: Killer Whale Culture

Marine Mammal Research

May 8, 2020

Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Whale Sightings

Motherhood is never easy, no matter which species you belong to. From broadcasting millions of eggs to nurturing a single calf to independence, successfully raising the next generation is one of life’s greates...

Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 crisis reduced noise in whale habitats?

Ocean Wise

April 11, 2020

Arctic Connections, Inuit, Ocean Wise, Research - Arctic, Research Initiative - Arctic Lab, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

By Dr. Valeria VergaraOcean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Photo credit: Valeria Vergara In September 2001, during the aftermath of 9/11, much of the coastal ocean around North Ameri...

A Whale of a Season – Part 1

Marine Mammal Research

July 25, 2019

Aquablog, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals, Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

Returning from the pilot season of its drone-based killer whale study along the central coast of British Columbia, Ocean Wise’s Marine Mammal Research team marked the sixth year of its photogrammetry project, ...

Bigg’s Killer Whales Hunting Seals in Vancouver Harbour

Ocean Wise

April 25, 2019

Whale Sightings

Vancouver, B.C. – For the second time in as many weeks, a group of Bigg’s, or transient killer whales, swam into the Vancouver Harbour yesterday to hunt seals. Bigg’s killer whales, unlike resident killer whale...