Near Bamfield - Royal Roads University

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

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Mar 2022

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

'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

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13 Jul -
17 Nov 2020

	Humpback whales numbers swell in the Strait of Juan de Fuca Clallam Bay, Washington, United States 3 Jun 2020 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 -
3 Jun 2020

	BC Hydro reservoirs see record low rain across Vancouver Island Puntledge River, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada 6 Dec 2019 Victoria News My Maps
	Victoria broke its record for driest November in more than 25 years Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 3 Dec 2019 Vancouver Island My Maps
	Tofino fish farms reporting mass die-offs due to harmful algae Herbert Inlet, British Columbia, Canada 20 Nov 2019 CTV News My Maps
	Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 12 Oct 2019 CBC My Maps

12 Oct -
6 Dec 2019

	Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first Jordan River, B.C. Canada 5 Oct 2019 Times Colonist 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
	Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada 27 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps
	Guadalupe Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) off Tofino Southwest of Tofino, BC, Canada 17 Aug 2019 Rare Bird Alert My Maps
	Booming anchovy population helps salmon, orcas 15 Jun 2019 KIRO My Maps
	Sea Lice Plagues Return and Threat to Wild Salmon Increases Clayquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada 11 Jun 2019 The Tyee My Maps

11 Jun -
5 Oct 2019

	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
	Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 13 May 2019 Cowichan Valley Citizen My Maps
	Trees Broken, Uprooted, Toppled by Wind Beaufort Picnic Area, Cameron Lake, British Columbia 19 Apr 2019 My Maps

19 Apr -
29 May 2019

Windstorm and Widespread Forest Blowdown

Whisky Creek, British Columbia

10 Jan 2019

Port Alberni Valley News

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Hurricane force winds recorded near Tofino

Lennard Island Lighthouse, British Columbia, Canada

22 Dec 2018

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The warm-water blob is back off the B.C. coast

Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

19 Oct 2018

Vancouver Sun

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19 Oct 2018 -
10 Jan 2019

	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
	White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) in Port Renfrew Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2018 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 -
22 Aug 2018

Shifting species composition of sealions at Hornby Island

Flora Islet, British Columbia, Canada

8 Apr 2018

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Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

25 Mar 2018

Vancouver Sun

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Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

23 Mar 2018

NanaimonewsNOW

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23 Mar -
8 Apr 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
	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

No assurance that water in Cowichan River now will help with summer drought

Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada

5 Apr 2017

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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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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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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Whales Are Dying Off North America’s West Coast

West Coast of Vancouver Island, Canada

14 Aug 2015

VICE News

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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 -
14 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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B.C.'s Cowichan River in danger of drying up

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

2 Oct 2012

CBC News

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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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10 Aug -
2 Oct 2012

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	28
	Fish	23
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	15
	Weather	14
	Unusual Range / Sighting	13
	Drought	11
	Human Health	10
	Marine Mammals	9
	Death / Die-off / Decline	8
	Extreme Temperature	8
	Invertebrates	8
	Plants / Kelp	8
	Unusual Size / Abundance	7
	Microbes	7
	Birds	6
	Food Security	6
	Sports / Recreation	6
	Aquaculture	5
	Fisheries	5
	Land	5
	Water Security	5
	Air	4
	Buildings	4
	Seasonal Timing	4
	Cultural Impact	3
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	3
	Extreme Wind	3
	Infestation	3
	Reptiles	3
	Ice / Snow Change	3
	Air Quality	2
	Agriculture	2
	Unusual Animal Behavior	2
	Amphibians	2
	Economic Impact	2
	Energy	2
	Insects	2
	Parasite	2
	Safety	2
	Sanitation	2
	Pathogen	2
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	2
	Fire	2
	Algal Bloom	1
	Glacier Change	1
	Harvest Change	1
	Land Mammals	1
	Livestock	1
	Pets	1
	Pollution	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Transportation	1
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	1

	January	3
	February	2
	March	5
	April	6
	May	6
	June	4
	July	2
	August	12
	September	6
	October	6
	November	3
	December	6

	2023	1
	2022	2
	2021	3
	2020	6
	2019	17
	2018	12
	2017	8
	2016	3
	2015	4
	2014	1
	2012	2
	2009	1
	2004	1

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	Summer	18
	Spring	17
	Fall	15
	Winter	11