Marine Life

  May 2019

Social Networks a Key to Orca Survival

by Sarah DeWeerdt

 Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. Understanding the social networks and family bonds of Puget Sound’s southern resident orcas may be critical to keeping the endangered whales from extinction. A healthy population is … Continue reading →

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  January 2019

Marine Survival New Clues Emerging in Salmon Deaths

by Christopher Dunagan

Part 4 Editor’s Note: This series was originally published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. An intensive research program in the United States and Canada is studying why so few salmon in the Salish Sea are returning home to spawn. … Continue reading →

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  Oct/Nov 2016

Invasive Green Crabs Found in Padilla Bay

by Whatom Watch Staff

For the past summer, crab scientists associated with the University of Washington have gathered each month at a tiny lagoon adjacent to the Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Fairhaven. Their goal: to catch green crabs, an invasive species that … Continue reading →

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