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Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea
Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA
19 Jul 2023
CBC
Event
Gumboot Chiton
Cryptochiton stelleri
Die-off
Coupeville, Washington, United States
10 Oct 2021
LEO Network
Event
'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea
Salish Sea
21 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
Event
Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
30 Sep 2020
CTV News - Vancouver Island
Event
Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
22 Sep 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Schools of California Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
6 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Where are the endangered whales? Southern residents haven't been spotted in B.C.'s Salish Sea
Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
CBC News
Event
TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
The Salish Sea’s orcas are late for their annual summer visit, the latest sign something is wrong
Salish Sea
23 Jun 2019
The Star
Event
Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) Feeding in Haro Strait
Haro Strait, Canada
19 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy
Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada
5 Apr 2019
CHEK
Event
Intrusion of Beach Stones and Saltwater into the Coastal Forest
French Beach Provincial Park
24 Mar 2019
LEO Network
Event
Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
26 Feb 2019
Victoria News
Event
72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay
Coles Bay, Saanich, BC
7 Feb 2019
Event
Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
6 Feb 2019
Vancouver Island
Event
Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (
Hexanchus griseus
) in Coles Bay
Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Feb 2019
LEO Network
Event
Sea otter (
Enhydra lutris
) living near Race Rocks
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
26 Oct 2018
LEO Network
Event
Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats
Haro Strait, British Columbia, Canada
21 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water
Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada
21 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Sea Otter (
Enhydra lutris)
Sighted in the Haro Strait
Island View Beach Regional Park
8 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
'Set net' of Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
Island View Beach, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
8 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas
Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
2 Jun 2018
Times Colonist
Event
Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats
Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
26 May 2018
CBC News
Event
Pair of Sea Otters
(Enhydra lutris)
Observed in Cordova Channel
Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada
19 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (
Enhydra lutris
) indicating re-occupation
Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada
7 Apr 2018
LEO Network
Event
King-of-the-salmon (
Trachipterus altivelis
) stranded on beach
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
26 Sep 2017
LEO Network
Event
Lummi Nation fishermen catch an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon following fish farm collapse
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
29 Aug 2017
CBC News
Event
'Environmental Nightmare' After Thousands Of Atlantic Salmon Escape Fish Farm
Deepwater Bay, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
NPR.org
Event
Spill of farmed Atlantic salmon near San Juan Islands much bigger than first estimates
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
The Seattle Times
Event
Atlantic salmon escape U.S. fish farm near B.C. waters
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
The Globe and Mail
Event
Environmentalists question eclipse explanation for huge salmon dump
Skagit County, Washington, United States
23 Aug 2017
KGW8 NEWS
Event
Please go fishing, Washington state says after farmed Atlantic salmon escape broken net
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
The Seattle Times
Event
Up to 305,000 invasive adult Atlantic salmon escape fish farm in San Juan Islands
Anacortes, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
Daily Hive
Event
Please go fishing, Washington state says after farmed Atlantic salmon escape broken net
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
What British Columbians can do in the aftermath of the Atlantic salmon farm spill
Anacortes, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
Daily Hive
Event
Thousands of Atlantic salmon escape fish farm near Victoria after nets damaged
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
CBC News
Event
Horned Puffin (
Fratercula corniculata
) - Smith Island, Puget Sound
Oak Harbor, Washington, United States
3 Aug 2017
LEO Network
Event
Sand lance (
Ammodytes personatus
) school
Island View Beach
1 Dec 2016
LEO Network
Event
Juvenile Sand lance (
Ammodytes personatus
) intertidal burrowing
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3 Nov 2016
LEO Network
Event
Juvenile Pacific Herring ball (
Clupea pallasii
)
Henderson Point, North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
10 Oct 2016
LEO Network
Event
Mixed schools of Sandlance (
Ammodytes personatus
) and Pacific herring (
Clupea pallasii
)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Oct 2016
LEO Network
Event
Surf smelt (
Hypomesus prestiosus
) school
15m north of the Island View Beach boat ramp
28 Sep 2016
LEO Network
Event
Shift of Diverse Subtidal Community to Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea) Barrens
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
6 Aug 2016
LEO Network
Event
Dolphins in Salish Sea signal warming worries
14 Jun 2016
Times Colonist
Event
Victoria Harbour 2: Contaminants in Sediment and Mussels
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
28 Jan 2015
LEO Network
Event
Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
Sighted at Possession Point, Southern Vancouver Islan
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
1 Sep 2014
LEO Network
Event
Rare and friendly sea otter spotted in waters off Saanich
Ten Mile Point, British Columbia, Canada
14 Aug 2014
Times Colonist
Event
Brown Booby (
Sula leucogaster
) off Southern Vancouver Island, Canada
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
29 Aug 2009
LEO Network
Event
Lack of food drives away southern resident killer whales
Salish Sea
Times Colonist
Event
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