This month we have an incredibly rare opportunity to listen for a lone sperm whale in the Salish Sea. Known… Read more After 3 decades, a sperm whale is heard in the Salish Sea
Synopsis of raw data: behavioral, acoustic, & AIS (ship tracking)
We have now backed up all of the visual, acoustic, and AIS data that we collected during the 2017 vessel… Read more Synopsis of raw data: behavioral, acoustic, & AIS (ship tracking)
Endangered orcas in Haro Strait 18 hours after sonar use
Sounds of southern resident killer whales were detected late in the night on Monday (2/6/12), the same day that the… Read more Endangered orcas in Haro Strait 18 hours after sonar use
Canadian sonar in U.S. waters
Mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar pings were detected this morning (Monday, 2/6/12) on the Salish Sea Hydrophone Network by Jeanne Hyde… Read more Canadian sonar in U.S. waters
Dawn chorus at Lime Kiln and Orcasound
Meg McDonald was first this morning (at 5:02 PST) to detect faint calls of southern resident killer whales at Lime… Read more Dawn chorus at Lime Kiln and Orcasound
Superpod southbound since Stuart
Yesterday (10/4/11) there were many southern resident killer whale calls automatically and manually detected and recorded on first the Orcasound… Read more Superpod southbound since Stuart
First catches of the Einar Nielsen Becky Barr Fishing Classic
Meg McDonald was the first to hear echolocation clicks and calls of southern resident killer whales this morning at 6:37.… Read more First catches of the Einar Nielsen Becky Barr Fishing Classic
Calling in a 40-knot storm
It’s really piping today in Haro Strait. The plot (above) from the NOAA buoy at Hein Bank (south Haro Strait)… Read more Calling in a 40-knot storm
Midnight transient calls at Lime Kiln?
At the same time Jeanne Hyde was listening and recording these calls at Lime Kiln last night, Val’s monitoring software… Read more Midnight transient calls at Lime Kiln?
Dawn calls & clicks at Lime Kiln
Lots of great SRKW calls (S3s, S4s) and clicks were automatically detected and recorded this morning, primarily on the Lime… Read more Dawn calls & clicks at Lime Kiln