A Killer New View
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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...