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Search Results for: orca
Klamath River dam removal proposed
Things are really looking up for the salmon-eating killer whales of the west coast. For the third time this fall, progress in removing dams on west coast salmon rivers has been made. First there was press regarding the beginning of … Continue reading
Glimpses into the Columbia spring chinook fishery
In our on-going efforts to monitor Pacific salmon dynamics and interpret them from the perspective of southern resident killer whales, today brings news of a 6-hour commercial net fishery opening on the lower Columbia River. It’s amazing that it’s even … Continue reading
Infrared detection of marine mammals
Live blog of a talk by Joseph Graber on “Land-based Infrared Imagery for Marine Mammal Detection” at UW/APL on March 10, 2011. Admiralty Inlet tidal currents can exceed 3 m/s and is therefore a valuable prospect for tidal power generation. … Continue reading
Ruckelshaus suggests whale watchers be more precautious
Today Tacoma’s News Tribune offers a story about the imminent issuing of new rules for watching southern resident killer whales. This story confirms Donna Darm’s recent mention of the regulations being currently under review at OMB. It remains to be … Continue reading
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L pod in SF Bay
I love this quote from a spokeswoman from the Marine Sanctuary outside of San Francisco Bay where L pod was observed foraging last week: “It’s nice they’re showing up, but it’s too bad there’s not enough food for them up … Continue reading
CA chinook on upward trend
During the last few weeks as portions of J and K pod (strangely split up into unusual associations) have traveled around Puget Sound, I’ve been wondering where L pod (not the L12s) has been since they were last sighted with … Continue reading
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Cousteau talks of killer whales on KUOW
On January 31, 2011, Michel Cousteau was a guest on Steve Scher’s Weekday show on KUOW. Though he was talking generally about how our actions (even far inland) affect the oceans, he ended up talking extensively about killer whales. He … Continue reading
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New whale watching rules due this spring
This Jan 16 story from Q13 Fox News has some valuable quotes, including this one from Brian Gorman of NOAA/NMFS: “I expect it’s something that will have to go through a lot of hoops. It could take as long as … Continue reading
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VENUS hydrophones going deeper, reporting more
Thanks to Jim Cummings of the Acoustic Ecology Institute, some news caught my ear in this article from the Times Colonist on the hydrophones deployed off the Fraser River delta. There’s also a good bit of supposition without much science … Continue reading
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Marine acoustics talks in Victoria (live blog)
This week the Canadian Acoustical Association is running a conference on marine and environmental sound (abstracts). Below are notes from talks that relate to the southern resident killer whales, presented in near-real-time. 9:00 Keynote: The Marine Soundscape and the Effects … Continue reading
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