Updates on dead whale seen spotted off Vashon (Ballard Locks whale) on 18 April 2016
Updates on dead whale seen spotted off Vashon on 18 April 2016 (in chronological order see bottom for latest) This
SOCAL-15 Project Summary
As in previous years, the focus of SOCAL-15 was to study behavior and response of various marine mammal species to
Results of examination of dead gray whale in Seattle (January, 2015)
The examination of a dead gray whale on 24 January 2015 reveals it was killed by ship’s propeller. The gray whale found
Cascadia team saves entangled humpback whale (May, 2014)
Successful humpback whale disentanglement on 6 May 2014 off Grays Harbor, WA John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research, Olympia, WA 98501. Phone
Dead fin whale at Ocean City likely killed by a ship strike (June, 2013)
Biologists from Cascadia Research and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted an examination of a dead fin whale
New Developments Dealing with Ship Strikes of Whales Off the U.S. West Coast – published in Spyhopper
John Calambokidis published an update to his 2011 article in the American Cetacean Society Spyhopper newsletter. This article, New Developments
Alterations in shipping lanes to protect whales off California
Two articles were published on May 31, 2013 that describe changes enacted to alter the routes of shipping lanes near
Dead fin whale found near Burien had been struck by ship (April, 2013)
A dead adult fin whale was reported floating on the morning of 13 April 2013 in Puget Sound off Burien
Journal Article Published: Assessing the risk of ships striking large whales in marine spatial planning
Citation: J. V. Redfern, M. F. Mckenna, T. J. Moore, J. Calambokidis, M. L. Deangelis, E. A. Becker, J. Barlow,
Whales to Get Wider Berth from San Francisco Bay Ships – Associated Press Article
This Associated Press article features a Joint Working Group proposal to reduce ship strikes off San Francisco. A real time