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A study led by UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) researcher Josh McInnes has identified a new type of killer whale in west coast waters that lives offshore. via CHEK News cheknews.ca/amazing-discov…

Dr. Andrew Trites, director of UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social), gave comments about the southern resident killer whale population and expanding policy efforts. via Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2021/10/two-th…

📢 New publication by MMRU PhD student Rhea Storlund on #MarineMammal hearts! Read the full paper at: ow.ly/vM1w50Go44U

No apparent shortage of prey for southern resident killer whales in Canadian waters during summer: UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) research bit.ly/3oIiPuM

A group of little-known killer #whales have been identified as big hunters of the sea cnn.com/2021/10/08/wor… via @cnn UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit

B.C. whale-watch operators, fishers 'routinely violating' killer whale buffer zones: report newwestrecord.ca/highlights/bc-… via The Record UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit

Killer #whales spotted in #Vancouver harbour a sign of return of a healthy ecosystem, expert says. "We're seeing a return to a balanced ecosystem unlike anything that I knew in my lifetime and perhaps for the first time in centuries," said UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Last week there was a very rare #MarineMammal sighting! A #BelugaWhale was spotted multiple days near Tacoma, WA. #Belugas usually inhabit the northern waters of the #Arctic and migrate south (near Alaska in the Pacific) when the sea ice is too thick to safely navigate through.

A new study by Dr. Mei Sato and Dr. Andrew Trites at UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) assessed whether southern resident killer whales are experiencing a shortage of prey in the Salish Sea during summer and found there is no shortage. via CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Southern resident killer #whales do not lack summer prey: UBC researchers. UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit globalnews.ca/news/8260249/k… via Global BC

Charges pending after reports killer #whale buffer zones routinely violated: DFO nsnews.com/highlights/cha… via North Shore News UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit

Dr. Andrew Trites, professor and director of UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social), commented on orca sightings close to Vancouver shores and the increasing number of killer whales. via CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

For details about this new publication from our lab, visit our instagram to read the full description at instagram.com/ubcmarinemamma… or visit mmru.ubc.ca to read the whole publication! #orca #orcas #KillerWhales #research #scicomm #whales #UBC #ocean #sea #SalishSea

VIDEO: Dr. Andrew Trites, director of UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit at UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social), commented on the Smithsonian's new augmented-reality exhibit on B.C.’s southern resident killer whales. (2:18 mark) via CBC youtube.com/watch?v=kbQpVY…

HAPPY WORLD FISHERIES DAY! 🐟 RT UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) 📷 Michael Yero, Unsplash #WorldFisheriesDay #DanielPauly #TheOceansWhistleblower

Can you distinguish wet vs. dry seal fur? 👀 This photo of recently released harbour seal pups gives a great example of this! #pinnipeds #seals #funfacts Photo by: @AnaLuciaPozas

Check out this new publication by Dr. Rosen! The term "ice seals" describes species of seals whose life cycles revolve around sea ice. They rely on the ice to rest, escape predators, and protect their pups. Head to our publications page on our website to read the whole article!

In this recent study, we used biologging tags to record sounds that fish-eating #KillerWhales in coastal British Columbia, Canada made while pursuing and capturing chinook #salmon. Read more in the recent paper Wright et al., 2021: mmru.ubc.ca/wp-content/pdf… UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)

Check out or latest 'What's New' by out MSc student @AnaLuciaPozas on her #greywhale watching experience & photos from Baja California Sur, Mexico! 👇🐳 mmru.ubc.ca/2022/02/grey-w… UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social)

#MSc student @AnaLuciaPozas discusses her #greywhale watching experience & photos from Baja California Sur, #Mexico! mmru.ubc.ca/2022/02/grey-w… #InternationalWomensDay2022 #WomenInSTEM #whales UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit