Near Orcas

	Ocean / Sea	55
	Fish	40
	Unusual Range / Sighting	31
	Birds	23
	Marine Mammals	23
	Weather	22
	Seasonal Timing	17
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	17
	Human Health	16
	Death / Die-off / Decline	15
	Plants / Kelp	14
	Sports / Recreation	13
	Invertebrates	11
	Unusual Animal Behavior	9
	Buildings	9
	Unusual Size / Abundance	8
	Agriculture	7
	Fungi	6
	Insects	6
	Land Mammals	6
	Land	6
	Microbes	6
	Safety	6
	Pets	5
	Algal Bloom	4
	Economic Impact	4
	Drought	3
	Extreme Precipitation	3
	Extreme Temperature	3
	Sanitation	3
	Transportation	3
	Air	2
	Cultural Impact	2
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	2
	Extreme Wind	2
	Fisheries	2
	Food Security	2
	Groundwater	2
	Livestock	2
	Parasite	2
	Reptiles	2
	Air Quality	1
	Flooding / Draining	1
	Harvest Change	1
	Infestation	1
	Landslide / Avalanche	1
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Pollution	1
	Rain on Snow	1
	Ice / Snow Change	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Pathogen	1
	Water Security	1
	Fire	1

	Summer	51
	Fall	28
	Winter	24
	Spring	20

	2023	4
	2022	1
	2021	11
	2020	8
	2019	24
	2018	23
	2017	35
	2016	12
	2015	1
	2014	1
	2012	2
	2009	1

	January	6
	February	9
	March	4
	April	3
	May	13
	June	15
	July	13
	August	23
	September	11
	October	11
	November	6
	December	9

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Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea

Drought in the Saanich Peninsula

Fish arriving in revitalized stream in View Royal, B.C.

Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022

Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

Invasive European green crab found in Nuu-chah-nulth territories

Conditions improve at B.C. pump station at catastrophic risk; Whatcom expects minimal impact

Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon

Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won

Gumboot Chiton Cryptochiton stelleri Die-off

1st live Asian giant 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted in Washington state

'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea

Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches

Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf Islands

Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak

An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia

Entomologists vacuum Asian giant hornets out of first nest found in Whatcom County

Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic

Black bears on the move: more heading south

Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Out-competing Native Bushes

Caught on cam: Tornado touches down on Vancouver Island

Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich

Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?

Urban Deer Playing

Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd

Anchovies take over White Rock shores

Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Sighting, Rare on Vancouver Island

Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island

Schools of California Anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at St Margerats Bay

Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island

Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island

CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake

Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Tsawwassen

Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver Island

Where are the endangered whales? Southern residents haven't been spotted in B.C.'s Salish Sea

TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species

Victoria sets rainfall record amid very dry June

The Salish Sea’s orcas are late for their annual summer visit, the latest sign something is wrong

Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast

Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait

Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy

Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula

72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay

Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline

Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) in Coles Bay

Heart of White Rock breaks along with pier

'A really, really significant sighting': Vancouver Island birdwatchers aflutter over unusual arrival

Officials warn of potentially lethal levels of biotoxin in Bellingham Bay mussels

Another Southern Resident killer whale is losing body condition, and researchers are concerned about the pregnant females

Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community

Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters

Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) mortality from drought stress

Red-brown algae blooms spotted in Puget Sound

Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater Victoria

Brown ocean water at White Rock beach caused by ‘algae bloom’

Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water

Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Sighted in the Haro Strait

'Set net' of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Rare killer whale sighting in Victoria's Inner Harbour

Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas

B.C. on track to break records for dry weather in May

What is Eating Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) Leaves?

Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats

Pair of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) Observed in Cordova Channel

Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (Enhydra lutris) indicating re-occupation

Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on B.C. farm

Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?

Victoria breaks rainfall record for November

King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) stranded on beach

'Very rare' King-of-the-Salmon fish found on Vancouver Island beach

Rare "king-of-the-salmon" washes up on Oak Bay beach

Salmon Spill Sends Thousands of Invasive Fish Swimming Up and Down the Pacific Coast

After Atlantic salmon spill, fish farms’ future under attack on both sides of border

Lummi Nation fishermen catch an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon following fish farm collapse

Here’s what that farmed fish escape in Washington could mean for Alaska