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

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 ...

Killer Whale Sam Spotted Alive and Well with His Family

Vancouver Aquarium

July 13, 2015

Whale Sightings

Last week, a group of Bigg’s (transient) killer whales swam into Departure Bay off Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Researchers from Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) Cetacean Research Program took to the water t...

Report Your Cetacean Sightings with Our New App

Vancouver Aquarium

June 22, 2015

Vancouver Aquarium, Whale Sightings

The timing couldn’t be more fortuitous with whales spotted in Burrard Inlet today as we announce the launch of WhaleReport, the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre’s latest app. Monitoring the distribution...

See Whales? Be Whale Wise!

Vancouver Aquarium

June 15, 2015

Whale Sightings

It’s a story the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network team never gets tired of hearing: it’s a beautiful day, waters are calm, all is still against a serene marine backdrop when suddenly they appear. Whales, dolphin...

Here Come the Grey Whales

Vancouver Aquarium

April 20, 2015

Whale Sightings

It’s official, spring is upon us! While the season brings a suite of familiar signs: crocuses, buds on trees, and bird song, if you turn your eyes to the water, you may also be lucky enough to witness the first...