The first North Puget Sound gray whale, known as a “Sounder,” has appeared early in the Salish Sea this season. Cascadia Research and Orca Network confirmed that Little Patch (CRC-53), a well-known ...

Whales have been returning to the Salish Sea earlier than usual, according to a news release from researchers. The whale “Little Patch” is the first of the North Puget Sound Gray Whales, or “Sounders, ...

The season’s first North Puget Sound gray whale, or “Sounder,” has been spotted in the Salish Sea earlier than usual, according to a recent news release from Orca Network and Cascadia Research. The ...

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

In recent years, one of the most interesting families of West Coast Bigg’s orcas for local whale watching is the T65A pod. These killer whales spend considerable time in the Salish Sea hunting marine ...