As the population of southern resident killer whales continues to decline, media outlets around the world have reported that Puget Sound’s orcas are dying of starvation. Members of the orca population are appearing dangerously thin and malnourished. Sightings Summaries Archives Sighting report archives To report any sightings or strandings of whales, please email or phone: Orca Network 360-331-3543 toll-free at 866-ORCANET (672-2638) info@orcanetwork.org Puget Sound Land-Based Whale Sighting View Points The Southern Resident orcas often forage in Puget Sound during fall months in search of chum salmon, and mammal-eating Transient orcas, or Bigg's Killer Whales, may visit in search of seals, sea lions and porpoises any time of year. ... Whale-watchers who have braved the chillier fall weather in search of orca sightings got a … Rare white orca among dozens of whales spotted around Puget Sound. Photo by Susan Berta Puget Sound Land-Based Whale Sighting View Points Access our google map HERE. Puget Sound Land-Based Whale Sighting View Points The Southern Resident orcas often forage in Puget Sound during fall months in search of chum salmon, and mammal-eating Transient orcas, or Bigg's Killer Whales, may visit in search of seals, sea lions and porpoises any time of year. ... 2019, by Q13 News Staff. BREMERTON, Wash. — Several orcas were spotted in Puget Sound early Wednesday. Whale watchers saw nearly 40 Bigg's killer whales in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Their goal is clear: to prevent Puget Sound’s iconic Southern Resident killer whales from going extinct. By Jeff Rice, Puget Sound Institute A ferry employee captured video of at least six orcas swimming past the 6:20 a.m. sailing from Bremerton to Seattle. The encounter occurred southwest of Dungeness Spit near Sequim, WA. They have been spotted from as far north as the Artic Ocean near pack ice to as far south as the Antarctic Ocean. These whales are a group known as the ‘Sounders’ who divert from their Mexico-Alaska migration to come into Puget Sound and feed on ghost shrimp. In addition, your sightings will be sent out to the Orca Network Sightings Network, a list of over 2500 (and growing) residents, scientists, and government agency personnel in the US and Canada. San Juan Safaris sees more whales than anyone departing from Friday Harbor near Seattle. Although Orcinus orca seems to prefer colder waters, they have also been observed in tropical waters. For current sightings report, please go HERE. On Friday afternoon, Orca Network, a local non-profit sightings network, received reports of J pod of the endangered southern resident orcas in the Puget Sound. The southern resident K pod got it started Thursday morning, cruising south toward Vashon Island at about 8:45 a.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014 - 01:08. San Juan Safaris sees more whales than anyone departing from Friday Harbor near Seattle. Transient orcas, which also frequent Central Puget Sound, mainly eat mammals. While plenty of commercial tours will charter you around the sound, whale watching does not always require a boat. Jay Inslee to save the orcas added 13 new recommendations this week, at its final meeting. A pod of killer whales was found swimming off Vashon Island in … Passengers and crew onboard the Puget Sound Express whale watching vessel MV Glacier Spirit witnessed a rare whale sighting on Monday, September 9, 2019 in the Salish Sea, with the appearance of the second largest whale species on earth – the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). The Best Whale Watching Sites in Puget Sound You Don't Need a Boat For. Southern Resident killer whales, or orcas, are a beloved icon of the Pacific Northwest. “A pod of orcas is starving to death,” read The Guardian newspaper in London, as word went out last summer that a mother orca had carried her dead calf for a thousand miles. Orca sighting in Puget Sound! On November 8, 2019, the task force released it's year two final comprehensive report and recommendations for recovering Southern Residents. The 2019 Gray Whale season is underway in the Salish Sea. As of March 19, 2019 our current census of gray whales is 9. A rare white orca calf that was seen earlier this year near Nanaimo was seen again in the Strait of Juan de Fuca over the weekend. Solving that problem is anything but simple. Noise disturbance is identified by scientists as one of the three main threats to the survival of the endangered southern residents that frequent Puget Sound… But is the drop in their numbers the result of a lack of Chinook? Killer whales must raise their voices to be heard, and they forage less in the presence of vessels. What a day for orca sightings in Central Puget Sound. ... the whale sighting network coordinator for Orca Network (orcanetwork.org) says that many can be seen from the shore with a pair of binoculars. Orca pod spotted in Seattle's Puget Sound. Orcinus orca is found living in all oceans of the world. Close to 20 have been seen in Puget Sound since Friday and approximately 40 were sighted in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Saturday, KOMO News reported. So far the 2019 season is off to a great start, with whales seen on all of our Deluxe Whale Watching tours.The first weekend we saw Transient/Bigg’s Orca whales both days, and then this past weekend we went up near the Canadian Gulf Islands and saw Humpback whales.