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 [email protected]

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Whale Sightings

Rare Risso’s Dolphin Provides Learning Opportunity

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

October 23, 2015

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

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

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

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...

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Killer Whale Culture: From Matrilines to Mating Rituals

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

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

June 22, 2015

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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...