B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network – Ocean Wise's AquaBlog

Saving Southern Resident Killer Whales

January 30, 2018

Marine Biodiversity, Ocean Wise, Research Initiative - Biology, Ecology, and Health of Marine Mammals

By Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard For some coastal First Nations in British Columbia, the killer whale is considered the guardian of the sea, but for killer whales on B.C.’s south coast, it’s time for humankind t...

Ocean Watch – Howe Sound Edition

Vancouver Aquarium

February 19, 2017

Ocean Wise Life, Research Site - CORI

Although it shows signs of a remarkable recovery since the last century, when Britannia Mine discharged tailings and metal-laden water into it, Howe Sound remains vulnerable to development, shipping, and fishin...

Whale Spotting: New Mariner’s Guide Aims To Reduce Vessel Impacts

Vancouver Aquarium

February 15, 2017

Research Site - CORI

Ship strikes, vessel disturbance, underwater noise, and air pollution are key threats faced by whales, dolphins and porpoises off British Columbia’s coast. In partnership with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authorit...

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....

Adventurous Learning Curve in Marine Mammal Care

Vancouver Aquarium

June 13, 2016

Marine Mammal Rescue

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Lindsaye Akhurst will never forget getting the call back in 2013 that an adult male harbour porpoise had stranded near Saanich on Vancouver Island. As manager of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre'...

A Special Lesson from one of Chester’s Fans

Vancouver Aquarium

March 2, 2016

Marine Mammal Rescue, Vancouver Aquarium

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Here at Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, we love to have guest experts in to share their knowledge of the marine world with our employees and guests. But it’s not very often we get one that’s still ...

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

Research Site - CORI, 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...

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