“Sounder” gray whales continue to feed on ghost shrimp and improve body condition
Cascadia has continued documenting the presence and behavior of the group of about a dozen “Sounder” gray whales that feed
Update on gray whale strandings in Washington – 15 April 2020
After a record number of gray whale mortalities in WA in 2019 during the ongoing Unusual Mortality Event (UME), Cascadia
All regular Sounder gray whales documented this season as study of their body condition begins
Above is an ID photo of CRC-723 which is also the same whale on the left hand side of the
Large whales and ships: Ship strike research and mitigation efforts
Ships and Large Whales: Below contains news reports, articles, journal publications on the ship strike issue. Recent News Articles Chris
6th Sounder Seen: 531 is in the area
6th Sounder Seen: 531 Is Here! March 8, 2020 Cascadia’s John Calambokidis and student intern Kira Telford went out with
Gray whales return to Puget Sound early
At least four of the regular “Sounders” gray whales have shown up near Whidbey Island in recent days, earlier than
Ship Strikes Killing Whales Despite Govt. Program to Slow Down Vessels
Photo: Kiirsten Flynn: Cascadia Research Collective NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit looked into whether or not the 5-year government initiative
UC Santa Cruz Magazine highlights Nature publication
An article in the UC Santa Cruz magazine highlights the recently published article in Nature of which one of the co-authors is
LA Times Article on gray whale migration and the UME
Please visit the following link for a Los Angeles Times article today on gray whale migration and the status of
An underwater sound system in the Santa Barbara Channel was deployed in Aug 2019 in hopes to help mitigate ship strikes
Please read about this exciting project planned to launch in early 2020 in an article in the LA Times about