After not being present in the Salish Sea throughout August, the Southern Resident Killer Whales have visited Haro Strait this… Read more 911: superpod northbound at Orcasound Lab on a smokey night
Category: southern resident
Orcasound’s Orca Sound Training Interface
On Saturday, July 18, 2020, Orcasound participated in “Summer Create-a-thon”, a hackathon run by DemocracyLab. Our goal was to design… Read more Orcasound’s Orca Sound Training Interface
K & L pods call in boat noise at Orcasound Lab
In a year when Southern Resident killer whales have been scarce in the inland waters of Washington, today was a… Read more K & L pods call in boat noise at Orcasound Lab
Unusual SRKW calls at 2 a.m. in Haro Strait, and then ship noise (again)
I couldn’t sleep last night and ended up in front of the computer. Wondering whether to read about the Muller… Read more Unusual SRKW calls at 2 a.m. in Haro Strait, and then ship noise (again)
A Bush Point 1st: J pod & L87 heard live!
Today the Orca Network sighting team was working like a well-oiled machine. The steady stream of sighting reports from dedicated… Read more A Bush Point 1st: J pod & L87 heard live!
Theodolite tracks of ships and killer whales
Not all whale studies take place on the water. With some patience (letting the whales come to you) and a… Read more Theodolite tracks of ships and killer whales
Tracking southern resident killer whales among different combinations of boats and ships
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 After quite a few reports of killer whales in our vicinity this morning, we decided to… Read more Tracking southern resident killer whales among different combinations of boats and ships
Second week highlight: welcoming home the southern resident killer whales!
Monday, September 4, 2017 We heard somebody describe today’s dispersion of whales on the west side of San Juan Island… Read more Second week highlight: welcoming home the southern resident killer whales!
Back-up calibrated hydrophone deployed
After coming up with a new deployment scheme that we believe will be optimal for replacing or establishing Orcasound hydrophone… Read more Back-up calibrated hydrophone deployed
J pod calls in Haro Strait and on the shelf
Below are a bunch of southern resident killer whale calls that were just auto-detected at the Orcasound hydrophones (~5km north… Read more J pod calls in Haro Strait and on the shelf