A pilot program to help orca whales in Puget Sound by asking commercial vessels to slow down saw 61% participation in its first month, reported program leaders at an event… Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has made us familiar with the idea of a deadly threat that spreads invisibly. Polluted stormwater has a similar modus operandi. Rainfall washes toxic chemicals from roadways,… Read More
The scientists running Seattle-based Oceans Initiative more typically apply their marine mammal expertise to research on endangered orcas or conservation of white-sided dolphins in Washington’s Puget Sound. But the upside-down… Read More
— It seems video games get more sophisticated each year. Things like 4K and 60 frames per second are common and even expected in some cases. Next week, the latest… Read More
— Video games tend to take center stage in the gaming world today, but classic tabletop competition is still one of the best ways to get people to socialize and… Read More
Some 71 percent of the world’s renewable energy comes from hydropower and more dams are being built all of the time. But while energy wrung from rivers doesn’t release greenhouse… Read More
The emaciated and ailing killer whale known as J50 or Scarlet has disappeared from her family group, and experts presume that she’s dead. Nevertheless, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — Lucas Joppa agrees we’re living in the Information Age. But he wishes that the present tech era wasn’t so navel gazingly focused on Homo sapiens. “I want… Read More
King salmon, the big fish that are famous in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, are shrinking — not only in numbers, but in size as well. A study published today in… Read More
Holly Fearnbach and John Durban’s morning started with a ping via text around 5:30 a.m. A couple who lives on the west side of San Juan Island had picked up… Read More
What’s killing the killer whales? After following the whales and analyzing their poop for years, scientists say the Pacific Northwest’s population is dwindling primarily due to a chronic lack of… Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Would you be in trouble if an orca popped up out of Puget Sound beneath your drone? Should other maritime critters, such as humpback whales, be given their… Read More
No body has been sighted, but after months of missing her, researchers have declared that the oldest orca in Puget Sound’s J pod is presumed dead. The loss of J2,… Read More
An effort to create the world’s first sanctuary set aside for rehabilitating whales and dolphins is moving ahead, but now the hard part begins. Today marked the official launch of the… Read More
Whale watchers in the Pacific Northwest might be getting the best orca season they’ve had in a while — a new baby orca, L122, has been spotted with the help… Read More