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

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

Public Relations

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

Public Relations

October 23, 2015

Research Site - CORI, Whale Sightings

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...

Keep a Lookout For Whale Sightings this Fall

Vancouver Aquarium

September 26, 2015

Whale Sightings

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...

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...

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 Culture: From Matrilines to Mating Rituals

Vancouver Aquarium

July 27, 2015

Whale Sightings

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 ...