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New Research Reveals Full Diversity of Killer Whales as Two Species Come into View on Pacific Coast

Long viewed as one worldwide species, killer whale diversity now merits more. Southern Resident Connections - Post 35
March 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Side-by-side comparison of Bigg's killer on left and resident killer whale on right. Aerial images comparing the sizes of adult male Bigg’s and Resident killer whales, both taken in the Salish Sea off southern Vancouver Island. Images are scaled to lengths calculated during health research by SR3 SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research. Images were collected by John Durban and Holly Fearnbach using a non-invasive drone authorized by research permit 19091 issued by the US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

Lost Skulls and Latin: How Scientists Chose Names for Newly Identified Killer Whale Species

A California whaler sent his manuscript to the Smithsonian, but it ended up elsewhere. Southern Resident Connections - Post 34
March 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Original drawing by C.M. Scammon showing killer whale differences. California whaler Charles Melville Scammon first described the killer whales of the West Coast, and documented his observations and findings in a manuscript he sent to the Smithsonian Institution.

Diverse Habitats Help Salmon Weather Unpredictable Climate Changes

Chinook in three creeks may be vulnerable alone, but resilient together.
March 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon jumping out of the water Spring-run Chinook salmon in California’s Central Valley were once the backbone of California’s commercial salmon fishery, but are now a threatened species that remain in a few tributaries of the Sacramento River. Photo: Carson Jeffres / University of California, Davis

SWFSC Longform Test

Testing anchor links
West Coast

Cetacean Genomes Project Team

Meet the scientists of the "Cetacean Genomes Project" which aims to facilitate generation of reference genomes of all cetacean species.
West Coast
International

A.I. Sorts Public Photos to Show Recovering Pacific Humpback Whales Hit Climate Ceiling

Happywhale.com turns hundreds of thousands of whale photos into data.
February 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
International
Photo showing tail fluke of humpback whale named "Frosty." Photographs of humpback whale tails, identified through artificial intelligence-based image recognition much like facial recognition, allow researchers to track individual whales across oceans, revealing population growth recovering from industrial whaling — and more recently, decline from a major marine heatwave. This whale is known as “Frosty” CRC-12492, named for the snowman-shaped barnacle scars on the tail. Photo: Ted Cheeseman.

Killer Whale and Beaked Whale Posters

Art-Science Collaboration Celebrates the Diversity of Killer Whales and Beaked Whales from Around the World
West Coast

Cape Shirreff Situation Reports 2023-2024

These reports highlight science activities and events from the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program Field Camp at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, part of the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica
West Coast

Sound Bytes: Waving Goodbye to ADRIFT Fieldwork

Sound Bytes

Reflecting on our ADRIFT Central Coast Collaborative Surveys
December 26, 2023 - Research ,
West Coast
Kaitlin Palmer, Kourtney Burger and Cory Hom-Weaver stand in front of Morro Bay rock during sunset. The rock is a prominent feature in Morro Bay that jets up from the sand and ocean over 500 feet tall. Members of the ADRIFT team (Kaitlin Palmer, Cory Hom-Weaver, and Kourtney Burger) in front of Morro Rock. Credit: NA

NOAA's Antarctic Research Program to Finish Building New Field Camp for Scientists

Scientists heading south for the 28th season of field research at Cape Shirreff will soon have a new place to call home. The camp rebuild project gives scientists a safe place to conduct research while honoring the Antarctic landscape and ecosystem.
December 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two new buildings sit in a dirt field at Cape Shirreff. Both have slanted roofs, sit on raised decking, and are covered in stainless steel cladding. The building in the foreground has three windows on the front and one on the visible side, while the building behind it has two windows. The dirt field has many small rocks and a few larger rocks, and there is an old animal skull in the foreground. Behind the buildings on the right side is a rocky outcrop and some camping tents visible under the raised building The galley and bunk house of the new Cape Shirreff field camp, with chinstrap penguins in the foreground. Credit: NOAA Fisheries