Whale Sightings – Ocean Wise's AquaBlog

Drawing a Humpback Whale, All 14 Metres

December 1, 2017

Aquablog, Education, Ocean Wise, Vancouver Aquarium, Whale Sightings

Inside a half-renovated garage in Squamish, BC, a grade-six student poured the last light of every school day into one huge project: a life-sized drawing of a humpback whale. The days were growing shorter, the ...

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...

Arctic August: Baffin Bay Journey

Vancouver Aquarium

August 17, 2016

Arctic Connections, Vancouver Aquarium

By John Nightingale, President & CEO, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre The Jacobshavn Glacier or Sermeq Kujalleq is a large outlet glacier in West Greenland near the town of Ilulissat which ends ...

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 —...

DNA Never Lies

Vancouver Aquarium

April 13, 2016

Research Initiative - Conservation Genetics, Research Site - CORI, Vancouver Aquarium

When a dead killer whale washes up on a beach in British Columbia, the first thing we try to determine — along with why it died in the first place — is who it is. Almost all killer whales that spend time in B.C...

The Sound of Culture — Killer Whale Style

Vancouver Aquarium

January 5, 2016

Research Site - CORI

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“Sccchhhhrrrrssssshhhhh” The sound of rolling gravel came through the hydrophone speakers along with the rhythmic pounding of surf. Then, a staccato interruption: a high-pitched call from a killer whale. This...

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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