‘‘Southern Resident’’ killer whales include three ‘‘pods’’ (J, K and L) that reside primarily in Puget Sound/Georgia Basin during the

Organochlorine (OC) contaminant concentrations in tissues and lipid profiles in blubber are summarised for 101 gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) from

The biopsy – via dart, trocar or surgery –  is becoming the preferred protocol for sampling skin and blubber of many

‘‘Southern Resident” killer whales (Orcinus orca) that comprise three fish-eating ‘‘pods” (J, K and L) were listed as ‘‘endangered” in