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About this podcast
Hey, all you naturalists out there! Want to know more about the different marine species living in the Salish Sea? How about the latest research findings with them? All ecosystems are eventually connected. For this reason, in each podcast we will dive in with an expert to talk about topics and facts related to the marine animals that call the Salish Sea home and occasionally include topics of broader relevance. We'll cover topics from the small (plankton) to the large (whales) and everything in-between, including our iconic salmon and orcas! If you have curiosity and wonder about the local marine life that abounds here, then this podcast is for you!
Episodes
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- Help Through The Law: Legal Efforts Underway To Better Protect Gray Whales & Other Whales · 32 min · Season 6 Episode 10Sadly, 2026 has seen a record number of whale strandings along the West Coast of the USA, mostly gray whales. With 2026 being on track to be one of the deadliest years on record…
- Something Fishy Is Going On! What Local Chinook Salmon Diet Is Revealing About Forage Fish Populations · 30 min · Season 6 Episode 9Forage fish (small schooling fish) are very important to the Salish Sea Ecosystem. Because they are so important, there is high interest in knowing, and monitoring, the health of…
- Listen Up! How Distributed Acoustic Sensing Technology Is Being Used To Help Detect SRKWs · 36 min · Season 6 Episode 8Since 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…
- Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Marine Giants That Roamed The Salish Sea! · 60 min · Season 6 Episode 7"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…
- Growl, Grunt, And Hum: The Chorus Of Fish Songs In The Salish Sea · 32 min · Season 6 Episode 6Did 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…
- Eyes In the Sky! How Drones Are Changing Whale Research · 42 min · Season 6 Episode 5Drones, 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…
- Sneaky Suspect: The Culprit Behind Sea Star Wasting Disease · 31 min · Season 6 Episode 4Sea stars are important Pacific Northwest predators, maintaining ecosystem balance. Unfortunately, a devastating disease, Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD), struck these marine…
- Feather & Fin: The Connection Between Bald Eagles, SRKWs, And Contaminants · 52 min · Season 6 Episode 3Bald eagles are very abundant in the Salish Sea. They are important avian predators of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems. Eagles, along with other birds of prey…
- Illuminating The Phenomenon of Bioluminescence In The Salish Sea · 35 min · Season 6 Episode 2Bioluminescent, or "glowing," waters can be seen in the Salish Sea. In fact, there are several local companies that offer bioluminescence kayak tours. The science behind…
- A Global Perspective: Commercial Fishery Interactions & Killer Whales · 1 h 2 min · Season 6 Episode 1Killer whales are very intelligent, social, and globally distributed apex predators that sometime interact with commercial fisheries. Although not always, these interactions can…
- Tsunamis In The Salish Sea: A Wave of Action To Save Lives · 1 h 6 min · Season 5 Episode 12It's no secret the Pacific Northwest is prone to earthquakes and landslides. While thinking about the risk of these events in the Salish Sea, though, what about tsunamis?…
- Beavers: The Salish Sea's Engineers · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 11Beavers are truly nature’s "engineers." They create habitat for many species, including salmon. Did you know researchers have discovered beaver populations living in the tidal…
- Specters Of The Salish Sea: A Threat In Bloom? · 34 min · Season 5 Episode 10In the spirit of Halloween, we are leaving a bit of mystery in regards to this episode. You will have to tune in to find out what creature we are going to be discussing. Hint…
- Kelp-tivating Idea! Kelp Aquaculture In WA State Waters · 59 min · Season 5 Episode 9You may have heard the buzz about macroalgae aquaculture. To name a few of the benefits, kelp and other seaweeds can be grown for food, animal feed, organic fertilizer, biofuels…
- Harbor Porpoise Identification: Exciting Research With A Porpoise! · 57 min · Season 5 Episode 8Harbor porpoises are very common in the Salish Sea but hard to study. Pacific Mammal Research (PacMam) is a research organization taking on this task as they use identification…
- Right On! How Long Can Right Whales Really Live For? · 53 min · Season 5 Episode 7Bowhead whales are known to live really long. - maybe even around 200 years! But, what is less known is how long right whales can live for. Right whales and bowhead whales belong…
- ROVs & Kelp Forests: How Seattle Aquarium Is Maneuvering Forward In Assessing Marine Ecosystem Health · 58 min · Season 5 Episode 6ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) are an amazing tool (not to mention very cool and fun) in conducting underwater exploration and tasks. While we tend to think of ROVs being used…
- Refined Palettes! How Spatial And Seasonal Foraging Patterns Are Driving Differences In North Pacific Resident Killer Whales · 38 min · Season 5 Episode 5In the northeast Pacific Ocean, there are three populations of resident (fish-eating) killer whales that share overlap in their ranges from California to Alaska (Southern…
- The Sharks Stirring Up A Frenzy: Broadnose Sevengill And Soupfin Sharks In South Puget Sound · 50 min · Season 5 Episode 3Did you know there is at least 14 different species of sharks in the Salish Sea? In 2022, two graduate students at Oregon State University, Jessica Schulte and Ethan Personius…
- Avian Flu In Washington State: The Connection With Caspian Terns & Harbor Seals · 38 min · Season 5 Episode 3Avian Flu or the "Bird" Flu has been in the news a lot lately. What is it really? When did the first outbreak start in Washington State and what is the connection between Caspian…
