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Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island

Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

13 Sep 2023

Vancouver Island

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Invasive goldfish seen swimming under ice at Okanagan pond

Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

3 Feb 2023

Port Alberni Valley News

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'We have NEVER documented this before': Tofino tourism operator witnesses killer whales attacking humpback

Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

11 Mar 2022

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Encouraging signs in Huu-ay-aht rivers, despite salmon declines elsewhere

Anacla 12, British Columbia, Canada

1 Mar 2022

Ha-Shilth-Sa

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The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island

Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

27 Sep 2021

Macleans.ca

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Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island

Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada

28 Aug 2021

CBC

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More than 200 illegal fishing nets seized on Fraser River by fishery officers

Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

20 Aug 2021

Port Alberni Valley News

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20 Aug -
27 Sep 2021

Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

1 Apr 2021

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'Once in a millennium': Record-breaking rogue wave measured off Vancouver Island

Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada

17 Nov 2020

CTV News-Vancouver Island

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	Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island, Canada 13 Jul 2020 Port Alberni Valley News My Maps
	Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change Strait of Georgia 1 Jul 2020 Times Colonist My Maps
	Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada 25 Apr 2020 CTV News My Maps
	Velella velella Strandings in Tofino Tofino, British Columbia, Canada 19 Apr 2020 My Maps
	Gooseneck Barnacles Tofino, British Columbia, Canada 14 Apr 2020 My Maps

14 Apr -
13 Jul 2020

BC Hydro reservoirs see record low rain across Vancouver Island

Puntledge River, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada

6 Dec 2019

Victoria News

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Victoria broke its record for driest November in more than 25 years

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

3 Dec 2019

Vancouver Island

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Dec 2019

	Tofino fish farms reporting mass die-offs due to harmful algae Herbert Inlet, British Columbia, Canada 20 Nov 2019 CTV News My Maps
	Young Beaver (Castor canadensis) a Long Way from Nearest Known Beaver Pond Somewhere North of Courtenay 4 Oct 2019 My Maps
	Hypothermic tropical sea turtle rescued from waters near Port Alberni Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 3 Oct 2019 Times Colonist My Maps
	Declining Snow and Summer Rain in the Alberni Valley Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 17 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 11 Sep 2019 CTV News My Maps

11 Sep -
20 Nov 2019

	Sea Lice Plagues Return and Threat to Wild Salmon Increases Clayquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada 11 Jun 2019 The Tyee My Maps
	Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo Northern Strait of Georgia 29 May 2019 Global News My Maps
	Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island East Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 15 May 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Dead and dying salal plants ‘everywhere’ along the coast Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada 10 May 2019 My Campbell River Now My Maps
	Salal plant dying across Vancouver Island Menzies Mountain, Vancouver Island, Canada 4 May 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Trees Broken, Uprooted, Toppled by Wind Beaufort Picnic Area, Cameron Lake, British Columbia 19 Apr 2019 My Maps

19 Apr -
11 Jun 2019

	Windstorm and Widespread Forest Blowdown Whisky Creek, British Columbia 10 Jan 2019 Port Alberni Valley News My Maps
	Hurricane force winds recorded near Tofino Lennard Island Lighthouse, British Columbia, Canada 22 Dec 2018 CHEK My Maps
	Dangerously high levels of Red Tide found in bivalve shellfish on B.C. coast Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada 1 Nov 2018 Global News My Maps
	Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada 30 Oct 2018 CHEK My Maps

30 Oct 2018 -
10 Jan 2019

	Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) in Lund/Powell River Powell River, British Columbia, Canada 13 Sep 2018 BC Rare Bird Alert My Maps
	Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Campbell River Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2018 BC Rare Bird Alert My Maps
	Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fry Cowichan Lake Area, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2018 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps
	Northernmost American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) Observation on iNaturalist Inland Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada 21 Aug 2018 iNaturalist.org My Maps
	Thick smoke in the Alberni Valley, lasting days Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 15 Aug 2018 My Maps
	Ship Creek Almost Dry Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 7 Aug 2018 My Maps
	European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) invaded our neighborhood and city Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 29 May 2018 My Maps
	Old-growth logging in Nahmint Valley Nahmint Valley, British Columbia, Canada 26 May 2018 CHEK My Maps
	California Quail (Callipepla californica) Expanding Poleward 24 May 2018 My Maps

24 May -
13 Sep 2018

	Farmed Atlantic Salmon Virus Linked to Disease in Chinook Okisollo Channel, British Columbia, Canada 7 May 2018 The Tyee My Maps
	Shifting species composition of sealions at Hornby Island Flora Islet, British Columbia, Canada 8 Apr 2018 My Maps
	Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 25 Mar 2018 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 23 Mar 2018 NanaimonewsNOW My Maps

23 Mar -
7 May 2018

	Ahousaht Harbor: Swimming Hole Monitoring Ahousaht, British Columbia, Canada 6 Dec 2017 My Maps
	Chordgrass (Spartina sp.) eradication at Goose Spit Goose Spit Regional Park, Comox, British Columbia, Canada 5 Dec 2017 My Maps
	Paper Mill Dam: Swimming Hole Monitoring Paper Mill Dam, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 25 Nov 2017 My Maps
	What's That We're Hearing? Sea Otters in the Salish Sea? Cortez Island, British Columbia, Canada 15 Nov 2017 BC Seakayak My Maps
	Atlantic salmon arrive in French Creek -- Not in a good way! French Creek, British Columbia, Canada 10 Sep 2017 Fisherynation.com My Maps
	Wildfire smoke leads to weather alert on Vancouver Island Vancouver Island, BC, Canada 5 Sep 2017 Victoria News My Maps
	B.C.'s coastal sea star population in increasingly hot water British Columbia, Canada 24 Aug 2017 CBC News My Maps

24 Aug -
6 Dec 2017

Bumper harvest as herring return to Strait of Georgia in great numbers

French Creek, British Columbia, Canada

5 Mar 2017

Vancouver Sun

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Thousands of Dead Red Rock Crabs (Cancer productus) on Beach

Denman Island, British Columbia, Canada

30 Dec 2016

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30 Dec 2016 -
5 Mar 2017

Unusual Turbidity in Sarita River

Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada

3 Oct 2016

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Increasing Sea Surface Temperature at Entrance Island

Entrance Island, British Columbia, Canada

19 Sep 2016

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19 Sep -
3 Oct 2016

Toxic algae blamed for die-off at 2 salmon farms in Clayoquot Sound

Millar Channel, British Columbia, Canada

13 Jun 2016

CBC News

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Increased Spread of Japanese Knotweed

Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada

23 Apr 2016

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Hummingbird Sightings on the Sunshine Coast

Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

27 Mar 2016

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27 Mar -
13 Jun 2016

Abundant Japanese Wireweed (Sargassum muticum)

Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada

3 Aug 2015

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Bullfrogs threaten B.C. ecosystems

Southwestern British Columbia

21 Jul 2015

Canadian Geographic

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21 Jul -
3 Aug 2015

Thousands of small seabirds wash up on West Coast in die-off mystery

Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Park

7 Jan 2015

CBC News

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Ocean acidity wipes out 10 million scallops near Qualicum Beach

Island Scallops Ltd., Vancouver Island, Canada

26 Feb 2014

Times Colonist

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Latest IHN outbreak forces cull at Millar Channel fish farm

Millar Channel, British Columbia, Canada

10 Aug 2012

Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

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Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) swallowing sand and pebbles

Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada

14 Jan 2009

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Too Many Sea Otters?

Chesterman Beach, British Columbia, Canada

1 Sep 2004

The Tyee

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	Ocean / Sea	32
	Fish	20
	Unusual Range / Sighting	17
	Weather	14
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	13
	Death / Die-off / Decline	12
	Human Health	11
	Plants / Kelp	11
	Drought	9
	Invertebrates	9
	Marine Mammals	9
	Birds	7
	Extreme Temperature	7
	Land	7
	Microbes	7
	Sports / Recreation	7
	Unusual Size / Abundance	6
	Food Security	6
	Aquaculture	5
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	5
	Fisheries	5
	Water Security	5
	Air	4
	Cultural Impact	4
	Buildings	4
	Amphibians	3
	Extreme Wind	3
	Fungi	3
	Infestation	3
	Reptiles	3
	Seasonal Timing	3
	Air Quality	2
	Agriculture	2
	Unusual Animal Behavior	2
	Economic Impact	2
	Energy	2
	Insects	2
	Land Mammals	2
	Parasite	2
	Ice / Snow Change	2
	Pathogen	2
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	2
	Fire	2
	Algal Bloom	1
	Atmosphere	1
	Glacier Change	1
	Groundwater	1
	Harvest Change	1
	Livestock	1
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Pets	1
	Pollution	1
	Safety	1
	Sanitation	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Transportation	1
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	1

	January	3
	February	2
	March	6
	April	7
	May	8
	June	2
	July	3
	August	9
	September	10
	October	4
	November	5
	December	6

	2023	2
	2022	2
	2021	4
	2020	6
	2019	14
	2018	16
	2017	8
	2016	6
	2015	3
	2014	1
	2012	1
	2009	1
	2004	1

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	Spring	21
	Fall	19
	Summer	14
	Winter	11