Near Point Roberts - 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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14 May -
19 Jul 2023

Capilano River sewage leak threatens salmon runs

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Mar 2023

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Skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Mar 2023

vancouversun

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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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B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

11 Jul 2022

The Narwhal

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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 My Maps
	Conditions improve at B.C. pump station at catastrophic risk; Whatcom expects minimal impact Bellingham, Washington, United States 17 Nov 2021 Bellingham Herald My Maps
	'It was terrifying': Rain and wind storm's impact felt across southern B.C. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 14 Nov 2021 vancouversun My Maps
	After waterspout and tornado warning, B.C. residents told to prepare for another coastal storm Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7 Nov 2021 British Columbia My Maps
	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 My Maps

12 Oct -
14 Dec 2021

	Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River Cowichan River 29 Sep 2021 CHEK My Maps
	Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 17 Aug 2021 North Shore News My Maps
	1st live Asian giant 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted in Washington state Blaine, Washington, United States 13 Aug 2021 Alaska Public Media My Maps
	B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 22 Jul 2021 CBC My Maps
	Coyote bites another Stanley Park jogger a week after 4 of the animals put down West End, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jul 2021 Global News My Maps
	'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea Salish Sea 21 Jul 2021 Vancouver Island My Maps

21 Jul -
29 Sep 2021

West Coast drought puts fish and forests in dire straits

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

14 Jul 2021

Vancouver Island

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Number of deaths recorded during B.C.'s heat wave up to 808, coroners say

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1 Jul 2021

CTV News

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Vancouver trees dry out as heat wave continues to take its toll

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

30 Jun 2021

CBC

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30 Jun -
14 Jul 2021

Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf Islands

Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada

26 Feb 2021

CBC

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Power restored to more than 140,000 homes after B.C. windstorm

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Jan 2021

CBC

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B.C. veterinarians blame COVID-19 pandemic for rise in kennel cough cases in dogs

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

17 Nov 2020

CKNW

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17 Nov 2020 -
13 Jan 2021

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

Blaine, Washington, United States

24 Oct 2020

king5.com

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Occurrence of Western Hemlock Looper Moth in Metro Vancouver

Mt Seymour, North Vancouver, British Columbia

20 Sep 2020

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Second year of Hemlock Looper Moth (Lambdina fiscellaria) outbreak returns to North Vancouver in larger numbers

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

8 Sep 2020

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8 Sep -
24 Oct 2020

Western Red Cedar die-off in Pacific Spirit Park

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Aug 2020

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Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet

Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada

14 Jun 2020

CBC

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Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

12 Jun 2020

Global News

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12 Jun -
5 Aug 2020

Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors

Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

15 May 2020

CBC News

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Single Amphibian Individual in Still Creek

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

27 Mar 2020

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27 Mar -
15 May 2020

	Two North Shore ski mountains, Buntzen Lake closed because of rain Anmore, British Columbia, Canada 31 Jan 2020 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Ferries cancelled, flood watch issued as storm wallops B.C. South Coast Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 3 Jan 2020 CBC My Maps
	Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 29 Dec 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Anchovies take over White Rock shores White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 28 Dec 2019 Facebook Watch My Maps

28 Dec 2019 -
31 Jan 2020

Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

18 Dec 2019

Twitter

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Vancouver broke a 103-year-old temperature record today

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

10 Oct 2019

Daily Hive

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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of Vancouver

Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada

1 Oct 2019

Twitter

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1 Oct -
18 Dec 2019

	Abundance of Hemlock Looper Moths (Lambdina fiscellaria) Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 12 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Outbreak of hemlock looper moth hits North Shore, Metro watersheds Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 11 Sep 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Moth population takes flight in North Vancouver Lynn Canyon, British Columbia, Canada 10 Sep 2019 North Shore News My Maps
	West Vancouver closes popular beach due to bacteria levels Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 19 Jul 2019 CTV News My Maps
	Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Tsawwassen Beach Grove lagoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada 15 Jul 2019 Rare Bird Alert My Maps

15 Jul -
12 Sep 2019

	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
	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
	Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast Boundary Bay, Canada 6 Jun 2019 CBC My Maps
	Grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay freed, headed for deeper water Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 12 May 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Salal (Gaultheria shallon) dying, tops showing dry brown leaves Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 28 Apr 2019 My Maps

28 Apr -
1 Jul 2019

	Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada 5 Apr 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 26 Feb 2019 Victoria News My Maps
	72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay Coles Bay, Saanich, BC 7 Feb 2019 My Maps
	Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 6 Feb 2019 Vancouver Island My Maps
	Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) in Coles Bay Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada 5 Feb 2019 My Maps

5 Feb -
5 Apr 2019

Heart of White Rock breaks along with pier

White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

20 Dec 2018

CBC

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Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

14 Nov 2018

CHEK

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14 Nov -
20 Dec 2018

Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Oct 2018

Daily Hive

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

Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada

21 Sep 2018

National Post

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21 Sep -
5 Oct 2018

	Red-brown algae blooms spotted in Puget Sound Puget Sound, Washington, United States 26 Jul 2018 KING My Maps
	'Red tide' algal blooms appearing around B.C. coastal waters Coastal Waters, British Columbia, Canada 18 Jul 2018 CBC News My Maps
	Exploding Salish Sea seal population sparks call for a cull Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7 Jul 2018 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Brown ocean water at White Rock beach caused by ‘algae bloom’ White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 6 Jul 2018 Peace Arch News 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
	Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2018 Times Colonist My Maps
	B.C. on track to break records for dry weather in May White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 31 May 2018 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps

31 May -
26 Jul 2018

	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
	"Total devastation": Dozens of fish killed in North, West Vancouver streams West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7 May 2018 CBC News My Maps
	Long-billed Syndrome in Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada 13 Apr 2018 My Maps
	Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (Enhydra lutris) indicating re-occupation Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada 7 Apr 2018 My Maps

7 Apr -
26 May 2018

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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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Sighting

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Dec 2017

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Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Mortality

North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada

27 Nov 2017

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27 Nov -
5 Dec 2017

Juvenile Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in southern coastal BC

Southern BC Waters

2 Sep 2017

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Mysterious, Brain-Like Blob Found in Lagoon

Lost Lagoon, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

31 Aug 2017

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31 Aug -
2 Sep 2017

Food Forest Garden at NWIC Enjoying the Warm Weather

Ferndale, Washington, United States

31 May 2017

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Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) in Port Moody Arm

Port Moody Arm, British Columbia, Canada

28 Apr 2017

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28 Apr -
31 May 2017

	B.C.'s provincial tree threatened by climate change, expert says Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 15 Apr 2017 CBC News My Maps
	Herring spawn on eelgrass Coal Port, Delta, British Columbia, Canada 2 Apr 2017 My Maps
	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
	Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) near Vancouver Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada 10 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 -
15 Apr 2017

Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) school

Island View Beach

1 Dec 2016

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Himalayan Blackberries (Rubus armeniacus) Fruit Second Time

Bellingham, Washington, United States

29 Oct 2016

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Large school of post-larval California anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

Trincomali Channel, Valdes Island

23 Aug 2016

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Fraser River sockeye salmon at lowest numbers since records began in 1893

Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada

22 Aug 2016

Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly

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22 Aug -
29 Oct 2016

California anchovy (Engraulis mordax) schools

Turnstall Bay, Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

20 Jun 2016

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Lowest Water Table on Record (Summer 2015)

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

22 Apr 2016

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Band-tailed Pigeon - Lower Mainland BC

South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

18 Apr 2016

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Record High Temperatures for April 18, 2016

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

18 Apr 2016

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18 - 22
Apr 2016

Are Vancouver's recent Gray Whale sightings the start of regular seasonal visits?

Stanley Park Seawall, British Columbia, Canada

1 Oct 2015

Georgia Straight

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Big Mama and the return of the humpback whales to the Salish Sea

Salish Sea

17 Jun 2015

Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly

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Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum Dulcamara)

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

5 Jun 2015

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5 - 17
Jun 2015

Parasite causing problems for B.C. salmon farmers

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

4 Jul 2012

CTVNews

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Invasive snakehead fish found in B.C. park lagoon

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

17 May 2012

The Globe and Mail

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17 May -
4 Jul 2012

	Ocean / Sea	42
	Fish	27
	Weather	24
	Marine Mammals	23
	Unusual Range / Sighting	21
	Plants / Kelp	15
	Sports / Recreation	15
	Seasonal Timing	15
	Birds	14
	Death / Die-off / Decline	14
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	14
	Unusual Size / Abundance	11
	Extreme Temperature	10
	Unusual Animal Behavior	9
	Invertebrates	9
	Human Health	8
	Safety	8
	Buildings	7
	Insects	7
	Land	7
	Transportation	7
	Cultural Impact	5
	Economic Impact	5
	Microbes	5
	Extreme Wind	4
	Fisheries	4
	Forestry	4
	Infestation	4
	Land Mammals	4
	Sanitation	4
	Drought	3
	Extreme Precipitation	3
	Food Security	3
	Groundwater	3
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	2
	Energy	2
	Flooding / Draining	2
	Landslide / Avalanche	2
	Pollution	2
	Pathogen	2
	Air	1
	Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Aquaculture	1
	Agriculture	1
	Amphibians	1
	Harvest Change	1
	Livestock	1
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Parasite	1
	Pets	1
	Ice / Snow Change	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	1
	Water Security	1
	Zoonotic Flu	1

	January	5
	February	8
	March	7
	April	10
	May	10
	June	11
	July	16
	August	6
	September	8
	October	7
	November	6
	December	7

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