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Salish Sea

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science10 days ago•11 min saved

Orca Tahlequah Repeats Mourning Voyage With Dead Calves

Tahlequah, the Southern Resident killer whale, repeated her 2018 post-mortem display in 2025 by carrying her dead calf for days and traveling across the Salish Sea, a behavior scientists describe as post-mortem attentive behavior that may reflect grief. The event underscores the endangered population's fragility, with threats from dwindling Chinook salmon, shipping noise, and pollutants making each birth and loss disproportionately significant for the pod.

via Space Daily|

#epimeletic #orcas #post-mortem-behavior

science3 months ago•2 min saved

Huge Wolf Eels Spotted in the Salish Sea, Up to Eight Feet Long

Video by diver John Roney from the Salish Sea shows a giant wolf eel—an actual fish that can reach up to eight feet long. Though called eels, wolf eels have pectoral fins behind the head and are not true eels. Adults are gray and rugged, while juveniles appear bright orange with a honeycomb pattern. One observed eel sported a healed mouth wound from an urchin spine, fitting their diet of sea urchins and highlighting the striking size difference between young and adults.

via BBC Wildlife Magazine|

#fish-anatomy #marine-biology #salish-sea

science10 months ago•1 min saved

The Marvel of the Lion's Mane Jellyfish: Earth's Largest and Most Mysterious Sea Creature

An underwater videographer captured footage of the world's heaviest jellyfish, a giant lion's mane jellyfish, off the Washington coast in the Salish Sea, highlighting its enormous size and vibrant tentacles, and warning about its dangerous sting.

via BBC Wildlife Magazine|

#jellyfish #lions-mane #marine-life

environment10 months ago•2 min saved

Rescuers Work to Free Sea Lion Trapped by Plastic

Rescuers used a drone to locate a sea lion in the Salish Sea with plastic around her neck, sedated her, and successfully removed the plastic, allowing her to recover and return to her family, thanks to the coordinated efforts of multiple organizations.

via The Dodo|

#environment #plastic-pollution #rescue

environment1 year ago•1 min saved

Orcas Play Near Tacoma Shore

A pod of orca whales was observed playing near the shore of Commencement Bay near Tacoma, with uncertainty about whether they were Southern Residents, which have been absent from the area for over 8 weeks, possibly due to environmental factors affecting salmon populations.

via KOMO|

#commencement-bay #environment #orcas