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Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
13 Sep 2023
Vancouver Island
Event
Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea
Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA
19 Jul 2023
CBC
Event
B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
11 Jul 2022
The Narwhal
Event
Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island
Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada
28 Aug 2021
CBC
Event
Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17 Aug 2021
North Shore News
Event
B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
22 Jul 2021
CBC
Event
'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea
Salish Sea
21 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
Event
Intertidal life after significant heat wave
Malahat Drive
29 Jun 2021
LEO Network
Event
Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches
Anacortes, Washington, United States
26 Jun 2021
KUOW
Event
Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jun 2020
CBC
Event
Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jun 2020
Global News
Event
Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors
Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2020
CBC News
Event
Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
Event
Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
29 Dec 2019
Vancouver Sun
Event
Anchovies take over White Rock shores
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
28 Dec 2019
Facebook Watch
Event
Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (
Engraulis mordax
)
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
18 Dec 2019
Twitter
Event
Schools of California Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
6 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
West Vancouver closes popular beach due to bacteria levels
Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19 Jul 2019
CTV News
Event
Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
in Tsawwassen
Beach Grove lagoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada
15 Jul 2019
Rare Bird Alert
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
Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast
Boundary Bay, Canada
6 Jun 2019
CBC
Event
Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo
Northern Strait of Georgia
29 May 2019
Global News
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
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
Heart of White Rock breaks along with pier
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
20 Dec 2018
CBC
Event
Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island
Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada
30 Oct 2018
CHEK
Event
Red-brown algae blooms spotted in Puget Sound
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
26 Jul 2018
KING
Event
'Red tide' algal blooms appearing around B.C. coastal waters
Coastal Waters, British Columbia, Canada
18 Jul 2018
CBC News
Event
Brown ocean water at White Rock beach caused by ‘algae bloom’
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
6 Jul 2018
Peace Arch News
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
Shifting species composition of sealions at Hornby Island
Flora Islet, British Columbia, Canada
8 Apr 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
Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
23 Mar 2018
NanaimonewsNOW
Event
King-of-the-salmon (
Trachipterus altivelis
) stranded on beach
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
26 Sep 2017
LEO Network
Event
Atlantic salmon arrive in French Creek -- Not in a good way!
French Creek, British Columbia, Canada
10 Sep 2017
Fisherynation.com
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
Pacific sardine (
Sardinops sagax
) in Port Moody Arm
Port Moody Arm, British Columbia, Canada
28 Apr 2017
LEO Network
Event
Herring spawn on eelgrass
Coal Port, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
2 Apr 2017
LEO Network
Event
Herring spawn near Lily Point
Near Lily Point, Point Roberts, Washington, United States
25 Mar 2017
LEO Network
Event
Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) near Vancouver
Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada
10 Mar 2017
LEO Network
Event
Manila Clam (
Venerupis philippinarum
) Die-Off
Lummi Bay, Bellingham, Washington (Lummi Nation), United States
23 Feb 2017
LEO Network
Event
Sand lance (
Ammodytes personatus
) school
Island View Beach
1 Dec 2016
LEO Network
Event
Bellingham Bay Water Merging
Bellingham, Washington
28 Nov 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
Plumose anemones (
Metridium
spp.) detaching from rocks
Bowyer Island, Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada
30 Sep 2016
LEO Network
Event
Surf smelt (
Hypomesus prestiosus
) school
15m north of the Island View Beach boat ramp
28 Sep 2016
LEO Network
Event
Increasing Sea Surface Temperature at Entrance Island
Entrance Island, British Columbia, Canada
19 Sep 2016
LEO Network
Event
Large school of post-larval California anchovy (
Engraulis mordax
)
Trincomali Channel, Valdes Island
23 Aug 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
California anchovy (
Engraulis mordax
) schools
Turnstall Bay, Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
20 Jun 2016
LEO Network
Event
Are Vancouver's recent Gray Whale sightings the start of regular seasonal visits?
Stanley Park Seawall, British Columbia, Canada
1 Oct 2015
Georgia Straight
Event
Big Mama and the return of the humpback whales to the Salish Sea
Salish Sea
17 Jun 2015
Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly
Event
Victoria Harbour 2: Contaminants in Sediment and Mussels
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
28 Jan 2015
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
Ocean acidity wipes out 10 million scallops near Qualicum Beach
Island Scallops Ltd., Vancouver Island, Canada
26 Feb 2014
Times Colonist
Event
Lack of food drives away southern resident killer whales
Salish Sea
Times Colonist
Event
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