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Whales, ships more common through Bering Strait

By Guest PostMarch 21, 2014Environment, Natureamerican coast, Arctic, arctic beluga, bering sea, bering strait, chukchi sea, Environment, gas exploration, habitat, honolulu, humpback, humpback whale, janet clarke, kate stafford, killer whales, leidos inc, marine mammals, noise pollution, North America, oil, russia, ships, sub arctic whales, sue moore, underwater microphones, university of washington, whales

The Arctic is home to a growing number of whales and ships, and to populations of sub-Arctic whales that are expanding their territory into newly ice-free Arctic waters. (more…)

Too Few Salmon is Far Worse Than Too Many Boats for Killer Whales

By Guest PostJune 7, 2012Naturefish eating orcas, food source, food stress, killer whales, transient orcas

Not having enough Chinook salmon to eat stresses out southern resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest more than having boatloads of whale watchers nearby, according to hormone levels of whales summering in the Salish Sea. (more…)