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Listen Up! How Distributed Acoustic Sensing Technology Is Being Used To Help Detect SRKWs
Since the population of Southern Resident killer whales is endangered, monitoring & tracking (non-invasively) their presence in, and around, the Salish Sea is important to help scientists and agencies measure threats like declining Chinook ...
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Marine Giants That Roamed The Salish Sea!
"Here there be monsters" isn't a phrase typically applied to the Salish Sea. Did you know, though, that millions of years ago an eight foot long salmon with 2 inch long spiked teeth jutting out of it once called these waters home? It is called ...
Growl, Grunt, And Hum: The Chorus Of Fish Songs In The Salish Sea
Did you know fish can make noise? There are actually a surprisingly large number of Salish Sea fish species that vocalize! On this episode, University of Victoria graduate student, Mackenzie Woods, joins us to talk to us about fish noises, in g...
Eyes In the Sky! How Drones Are Changing Whale Research
Drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are aircraft operated remotely or autonomously without a human pilot on board. In more recent years, their use in research has skyrocketed. How have drones changed how research, and what kind of resea...
Sneaky Suspect: The Culprit Behind Sea Star Wasting Disease
Sea stars are important Pacific Northwest predators, maintaining ecosystem balance. Unfortunately, a devastating disease, Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD), struck these marine invertebrates. SSWD started as a massive outbreak in 2013. While it a...
