Dr. Fearnbach and colleagues successfully completed the final week of their month-long health assessment of the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population.
Dr. Fearnbach's San Juan Island update, week 3
Week 3 from the San Juan Islands gave us more images of Bigg’s (transient) killer whales (including a predation event) and two humpback whales.
Dr. Fearnbach's San Juan Island update, week 2
An endangered fin whale was found dead in Commencement Bay on Friday, May 12th
An endangered fin whale, the second largest animal in the world next to the blue whale, was found dead in Commencement Bay on Friday, May 12th. A necropsy was performed to learn more about what happened - read on!
Herring Spawn Event in West Seattle
Increased herring presence actually relieves the predation stress on salmon and helps salmon populations flourish. It's all about having a healthy food web!
Dr. Fearnbach's update from the San Juan Islands, Week 1
Dr. Fearnbach and colleagues have had a successful start to their ongoing project to assess the health of the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales around the San Juan Islands, check it out!
Happy Mother’s Day, from SR3!
Dr. Fearnbach's last update from Piedras Blancas lighthouse
Dr. Fearnbach sent one last update from Piedras Blancas lighthouse before heading up to the San Juan Islands!
Update from Dr. Fearnbach in Piedras Blancas
Mid-project update from Dr. Fearnbach and colleagues and their gray whale health assessment project off Piedras Blancas Lighthouse near Big Sur, CA.
Dr. Fearnbach heads to Piedras Blancas for the annual gray whale census
SR3’s Dr. Holly Fearnbach is heading back into the field. This time she is joining colleagues from NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) at the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse in central California during their annual northbound gray whale census.