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      Vancouver Aquarium
      September 16, 2016
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      Vancouver Aquarium
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      Vancouver Aquarium
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      Startling Video Brings New Meaning to Shoreline Litter

      Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
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    • An Otter-ly Energetic Introduction: Katmai Meets Rialto, Mak, and Kunik

      Vancouver Aquarium
      June 13, 2017

    • You Otter Know

      Vancouver Aquarium
      September 23, 2016

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      Vancouver Aquarium
      June 29, 2016
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      And Thus, the Cetacean Research Program was Born

      Vancouver Aquarium
      June 16, 2016
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      Video Updates from 2014 Annual Rockfish Survey

      Vancouver Aquarium
      November 26, 2014
    • Photo still from a time-lapse video that may aid research into the sea star wasting syndrome recently seen in B.C. Image credit: Vancouver Aquarium.

      Video Shows Early Clinical Signs of Diseased Sea Stars

      Vancouver Aquarium
      November 8, 2013
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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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Killer whale research Vancouver Aquarium

And Thus, the Cetacean Research Program was Born

Vancouver Aquarium
June 16, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium, Videos, Whale Sightings
Summer after summer, tourists and locals alike flock to coastal B.C. for the chance to glimpse killer whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, humpback whales and other marine mammals in their natural environment....

The 411 on the Humpback Whale in English Bay

Vancouver Aquarium
April 26, 2016
Whale Sightings
There’s been a lot of excitement in Vancouver over the sightings of a young humpback whale who’s been making regular appearances in English Bay. While we on the West Coast are used to encounters with wildlife —...

Rare Risso’s Dolphin Provides Learning Opportunity

Vancouver Aquarium
February 26, 2016
Whale Sightings
They say timing is everything, so it was serendipitous that two researchers from Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre were on hand on Haida Gwaii this week when a deceased Risso’s dolphin washed up on a bea...

A Killer New View

Vancouver Aquarium
October 23, 2015
Coastal Ocean Research, Whale Sightings
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It’s a perfect August morning in Johnstone Strait: sunny, not a breath of wind, perfect visibility; the ocean glistening dark green with the reflection of forested mountains. My colleagues John Durban and Holly...
B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network

Keep a Lookout For Whale Sightings this Fall

Vancouver Aquarium
September 26, 2015
Whale Sightings
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It was an exciting summer for our B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network; even though fall has arrived, the excitement isn’t over yet! As many of us return to work and school, it’s important to remember there is still...
Sightings Network Vancouver Aquarium

Whale Watching on The Whale Trail

Vancouver Aquarium
September 1, 2015
Whale Sightings
Recently, the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network received some very exciting reports of whales, including large groups of killer whales in Active Pass, a breaching humpback whale in Howe Sound, and a wandering gre...
Vancouver Aquarium whale research in BC

A Summer with the Vancouver Aquarium’s North Coast Initiative

Vancouver Aquarium
August 22, 2015
Whale Sightings
If you had the opportunity to relocate to a small, rainy, fishing town to work and learn from one of the most renowned research organizations in your field of interest, would you take it? A few months ago I ask...
Killer whale research Vancouver Aquarium

Killer Whale Culture: From Matrilines to Mating Rituals

Vancouver Aquarium
July 27, 2015
Whale Sightings
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With the recent flux of summer killer whale sightings in B.C., I've often been asked, “Why do we always see killer whales travelling in groups? Are these breeding groups, families, or just random congregations ...
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