Near Friday Harbor - Royal Roads University

Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea

Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA

19 Jul 2023

CBC

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Drought in the Saanich Peninsula

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

14 May 2023

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

View Royal, British Columbia, Canada

16 Feb 2023

Vancouver Island

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

Salish Sea

11 Jan 2023

Victoria Buzz

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11 Jan -
16 Feb 2023

Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada

10 May 2022

Victoria Times Colonist

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

Marietta-Alderwood, Washington, United States

14 Dec 2021

Ha-Shilth-Sa

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

Bellingham, Washington, United States

17 Nov 2021

Bellingham Herald

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Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon

Bowker Creek, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada

28 Oct 2021

CTV News, Vancouver Island

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28 Oct -
17 Nov 2021

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

Point Roberts, Washington, United States

12 Oct 2021

KNKX Public Radio

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Gumboot Chiton Cryptochiton stelleri Die-off

Coupeville, Washington, United States

10 Oct 2021

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10 - 12
Oct 2021

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

Salish Sea

21 Jul 2021

Vancouver Island

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Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches

Anacortes, Washington, United States

26 Jun 2021

KUOW

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Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

31 Jan 2021

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An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia

Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada

1 Jan 2021

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1 - 31
Jan 2021

	Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada 5 Jun 2020 Victoria Buzz My Maps
	Black bears on the move: more heading south Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 4 Jun 2020 CHEK My Maps
	Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Out-competing Native Bushes Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2020 My Maps
	Caught on cam: Tornado touches down on Vancouver Island Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 21 May 2020 ctvnews My Maps
	Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1 May 2020 My Maps

1 May -
5 Jun 2020

Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?

Langford, British Columbia, Canada

14 Apr 2020

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Urban Deer Playing

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

31 Mar 2020

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31 Mar -
14 Apr 2020

Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay

Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada

29 Nov 2019

Victoria News

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

University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

1 Nov 2019

Twitter

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Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island

Panama Flats, Victoria, BC, Canada

19 Oct 2019

CHEK

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19 Oct -
29 Nov 2019

	Schools of California Anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 6 Oct 2019 My Maps
	Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at St Margerats Bay St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada 29 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps
	Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada 29 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps

29 Aug -
6 Oct 2019

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

Elk Lake, British Columbia, Canada

10 Aug 2019

Victoria News

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	Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver Island Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada 10 Jul 2019 Vancouver Island My Maps
	Where are the endangered whales? Southern residents haven't been spotted in B.C.'s Salish Sea Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada 1 Jul 2019 CBC News My Maps
	TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 1 Jul 2019 My Maps
	Victoria sets rainfall record amid very dry June Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 27 Jun 2019 CTV News, Vancouver Island My Maps
	The Salish Sea’s orcas are late for their annual summer visit, the latest sign something is wrong Salish Sea 23 Jun 2019 The Star My Maps

23 Jun -
10 Jul 2019

Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait

Haro Strait, Canada

19 May 2019

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

Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada

5 Apr 2019

CHEK

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5 Apr -
19 May 2019

Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

26 Feb 2019

Victoria News

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

Coles Bay, Saanich, BC

7 Feb 2019

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Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

6 Feb 2019

Vancouver Island

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Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) in Coles Bay

Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada

5 Feb 2019

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5 - 7
Feb 2019

	Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) living near Race Rocks Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada 26 Oct 2018 My Maps
	'A really, really significant sighting': Vancouver Island birdwatchers aflutter over unusual arrival Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 18 Oct 2018 CBC My Maps
	Officials warn of potentially lethal levels of biotoxin in Bellingham Bay mussels Bellingham, Washington, United States 4 Oct 2018 Longview Daily News My Maps
	Another Southern Resident killer whale is losing body condition, and researchers are concerned about the pregnant females Salish Sea 25 Sep 2018 Candace Calloway Whiting My Maps

25 Sep -
26 Oct 2018

Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters

Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada

5 Sep 2018

Victoria News

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Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) mortality from drought stress

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

3 Sep 2018

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3 - 5
Sep 2018

	Red-brown algae blooms spotted in Puget Sound Puget Sound, Washington, United States 26 Jul 2018 KING My Maps
	Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater Victoria Cedar Hill Golf Course, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 17 Jul 2018 Times Colonist My Maps
	Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats Haro Strait, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jun 2018 My Maps
	Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jun 2018 My Maps

21 Jun -
26 Jul 2018

	Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Sighted in the Haro Strait Island View Beach Regional Park 8 Jun 2018 My Maps
	'Set net' of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Island View Beach, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 8 Jun 2018 My Maps
	Rare killer whale sighting in Victoria's Inner Harbour Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7 Jun 2018 CTVNews My Maps
	Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2018 Times Colonist My Maps
	What is Eating Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) Leaves? Mount Tolmie, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 27 May 2018 My Maps
	Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 26 May 2018 CBC News My Maps
	Pair of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) Observed in Cordova Channel Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada 19 May 2018 My Maps

19 May -
8 Jun 2018

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

Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada

7 Apr 2018

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

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

9 Feb 2018

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?

Puget Sound, Washington, United States

24 Jan 2018

NW News Network

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24 Jan -
9 Feb 2018

Victoria breaks rainfall record for November

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

2 Dec 2017

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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	King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) stranded on beach Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 26 Sep 2017 My Maps
	'Very rare' King-of-the-Salmon fish found on Vancouver Island beach Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada 24 Sep 2017 CBC News My Maps
	Rare "king-of-the-salmon" washes up on Oak Bay beach Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 21 Sep 2017 Surrey Now-Leader My Maps
	Salmon Spill Sends Thousands of Invasive Fish Swimming Up and Down the Pacific Coast Cypress Island, Washington, United States 14 Sep 2017 Gizmodo My Maps
	After Atlantic salmon spill, fish farms’ future under attack on both sides of border Anacortes, Washington, United States 1 Sep 2017 The Seattle Times My Maps
	Lummi Nation fishermen catch an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon following fish farm collapse Cypress Island, Washington, United States 29 Aug 2017 CBC News My Maps
	Here’s what that farmed fish escape in Washington could mean for Alaska Anacortes, Washington, United States 28 Aug 2017 Alaska Dispatch News My Maps
	U.S. First Nation declares state of emergency after Atlantic salmon spill near Victoria Cypress Island, Washington, United States 24 Aug 2017 CBC News My Maps
	'Environmental Nightmare' After Thousands Of Atlantic Salmon Escape Fish Farm Deepwater Bay, Washington, United States 24 Aug 2017 NPR.org My Maps
	Spill of farmed Atlantic salmon near San Juan Islands much bigger than first estimates Cypress Island, Washington, United States 24 Aug 2017 The Seattle Times My Maps
	Atlantic salmon escape U.S. fish farm near B.C. waters Cypress Island, Washington, United States 24 Aug 2017 The Globe and Mail My Maps

24 Aug -
26 Sep 2017

	Environmentalists question eclipse explanation for huge salmon dump Skagit County, Washington, United States 23 Aug 2017 KGW8 NEWS My Maps
	Please go fishing, Washington state says after farmed Atlantic salmon escape broken net Cypress Island, Washington, United States 22 Aug 2017 The Seattle Times My Maps
	Increase in Common Raven (Corvus corax) abundance Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2017 My Maps
	Up to 305,000 invasive adult Atlantic salmon escape fish farm in San Juan Islands Anacortes, Washington, United States 22 Aug 2017 Daily Hive My Maps
	Please go fishing, Washington state says after farmed Atlantic salmon escape broken net Cypress Island, Washington, United States 22 Aug 2017 Alaska Dispatch News My Maps
	What British Columbians can do in the aftermath of the Atlantic salmon farm spill Anacortes, Washington, United States 22 Aug 2017 Daily Hive My Maps
	Thousands of Atlantic salmon escape fish farm near Victoria after nets damaged Cypress Island, Washington, United States 22 Aug 2017 CBC News My Maps
	Dense Smoke Over Bellingham Bay Bellingham, Washington, United States 3 Aug 2017 My Maps
	Poor air quality for Swinomish community members Bay View, Washington, United States 3 Aug 2017 My Maps
	Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) - Smith Island, Puget Sound Oak Harbor, Washington, United States 3 Aug 2017 My Maps
	Warning about Death Cap mushrooms in Victoria and Vancouver Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 22 Jul 2017 NEWS 1130 My Maps
	Death cap mushrooms popping up early in Uplands Ripon Road, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 18 Jul 2017 Times Colonist My Maps
	Death cap mushrooms beginning to return to Victoria Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 17 Jul 2017 CBC News My Maps
	Potentially fatal death cap mushrooms spotted in Victoria neighbourhood Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 17 Jul 2017 Vancouver Island My Maps

17 Jul -
23 Aug 2017

Fewer European Earwigs (Forficula auricularia) in Victoria, BC

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

4 Jun 2017

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Food Forest Garden at NWIC Enjoying the Warm Weather

Ferndale, Washington, United States

31 May 2017

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Leaping lizards! Victoria under invasion

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

27 May 2017

Times Colonist

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27 May -
4 Jun 2017

Rare Eagle observed on Swinomish Reservation

La Conner, Washington, United States

11 May 2017

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	First Blooms Bellingham, Washington, United States 28 Mar 2017 My Maps
	Herring spawn near Lily Point Near Lily Point, Point Roberts, Washington, United States 25 Mar 2017 My Maps
	Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica Harvest at NWIC Lummi Campus NWIC Lummi Campus, Washington, United States 2 Mar 2017 My Maps
	Unusual Depressions in Lummi Tideflats Marietta, Washington, United States 28 Feb 2017 My Maps
	Manila Clam (Venerupis philippinarum) Die-Off Lummi Bay, Bellingham, Washington (Lummi Nation), United States 23 Feb 2017 My Maps

23 Feb -
28 Mar 2017

Another Puget Sound orca dies — 5th in a year

Puget Sound, Washington, United States

22 Dec 2016

Seattle Times

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	December Blossoms of Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus subhirtella) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3 Dec 2016 My Maps
	Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) school Island View Beach 1 Dec 2016 My Maps
	Bellingham Bay Water Merging Bellingham, Washington 28 Nov 2016 My Maps
	Juvenile Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) intertidal burrowing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3 Nov 2016 My Maps

3 Nov -
3 Dec 2016

	Ocean / Sea	49
	Fish	37
	Unusual Range / Sighting	27
	Marine Mammals	22
	Weather	20
	Birds	17
	Seasonal Timing	17
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	17
	Human Health	16
	Plants / Kelp	14
	Death / Die-off / Decline	13
	Invertebrates	11
	Sports / Recreation	9
	Buildings	8
	Agriculture	7
	Unusual Animal Behavior	7
	Land	7
	Fungi	6
	Land Mammals	6
	Unusual Size / Abundance	5
	Microbes	5
	Pets	5
	Algal Bloom	4
	Economic Impact	4
	Insects	4
	Safety	4
	Drought	3
	Extreme Precipitation	3
	Extreme Temperature	3
	Parasite	3
	Sanitation	3
	Air	2
	Cultural Impact	2
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	2
	Food Security	2
	Groundwater	2
	Livestock	2
	Reptiles	2
	Ice / Snow Change	2
	Transportation	2
	Air Quality	1
	Fisheries	1
	Flooding / Draining	1
	Harvest Change	1
	Infestation	1
	Landslide / Avalanche	1
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Pollution	1
	Rain on Snow	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Pathogen	1
	Water Security	1
	Fire	1

	Summer	47
	Fall	27
	Spring	20
	Winter	19

	2023	4
	2022	1
	2021	9
	2020	7
	2019	19
	2018	20
	2017	35
	2016	13
	2015	1
	2014	1
	2012	1
	2009	2

	January	6
	February	8
	March	4
	April	4
	May	12
	June	14
	July	11
	August	22
	September	10
	October	11
	November	6
	December	5

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