Near Marietta-Alderwood - Royal Roads University

Orcas spotted in Penn Cove for the first time in over five decades

Oak Harbor, Washington, United States

7 Nov 2024

king5.com

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Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack, B.C.

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

23 Oct 2023

CBC

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Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals

Elwha River, Washington, United States

10 Oct 2023

The Seattle Times

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10 - 23
Oct 2023

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound

Marrowstone, Washington, United States

25 Aug 2023

NOAA

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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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Capilano River sewage leak threatens salmon runs

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Mar 2023

vancouversun

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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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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

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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Atmospheric river dumping rain on overflowing rivers raises flood alarm

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

9 Jun 2022

Daily Hive News

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9 Jun -
11 Jul 2022

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 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
	Wild day for hundreds trapped by double mudslides on B.C.'s Highway 7 Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada 14 Nov 2021 vancouversun My Maps
	A timeline of how once-in-a-century flooding unfolded across B.C. Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada 12 Nov 2021 A Timeline of How Once In a Century Flooding Unfolded Across B.C. 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
	Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon Bowker Creek, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada 28 Oct 2021 CTV News, Vancouver Island My Maps

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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Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River

Cowichan River

29 Sep 2021

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29 Sep -
12 Oct 2021

	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 -
17 Aug 2021

	West Coast drought puts fish and forests in dire straits Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 14 Jul 2021 Vancouver Island My Maps
	Number of deaths recorded during B.C.'s heat wave up to 808, coroners say Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1 Jul 2021 CTV News My Maps
	Vancouver trees dry out as heat wave continues to take its toll Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 30 Jun 2021 CBC My Maps
	Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches Anacortes, Washington, United States 26 Jun 2021 KUOW My Maps

26 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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Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

31 Jan 2021

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31 Jan -
26 Feb 2021

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Jan 2021

CBC

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An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia

Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada

1 Jan 2021

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Jan 2021

COVID-19: Outbreak declared at Fraser Valley mink farm

Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada

7 Dec 2020

Vancouver Sun

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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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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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24 Oct -
7 Dec 2020

Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island

Sooke, British Columbia, Canada

30 Sep 2020

CTV News - Vancouver Island

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Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit

Sooke, British Columbia, Canada

22 Sep 2020

Times Colonist

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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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20 - 30
Sep 2020

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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Western Red Cedar die-off in Pacific Spirit Park

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Aug 2020

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5 Aug -
8 Sep 2020

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 - 14
Jun 2020

	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
	Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 15 May 2020 CBC News 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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Single Amphibian Individual in Still Creek

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

27 Mar 2020

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27 Mar -
14 Apr 2020

Two North Shore ski mountains, Buntzen Lake closed because of rain

Anmore, British Columbia, Canada

31 Jan 2020

Vancouver Sun

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	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
	Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax) White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 18 Dec 2019 Twitter My Maps

18 Dec 2019 -
3 Jan 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 My Maps
	Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island Panama Flats, Victoria, BC, Canada 19 Oct 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 12 Oct 2019 CBC My Maps
	Vancouver broke a 103-year-old temperature record today Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 10 Oct 2019 Daily Hive My Maps
	Schools of California Anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 6 Oct 2019 My Maps
	Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of Vancouver Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada 1 Oct 2019 Twitter My Maps

1 Oct -
1 Nov 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
	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
	CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake Elk Lake, British Columbia, Canada 10 Aug 2019 Victoria News My Maps

10 Aug -
12 Sep 2019

	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
	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 -
19 Jul 2019

	It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought British Columbia, Canada 11 Jun 2019 Port Alberni Valley News My Maps
	Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast Boundary Bay, Canada 6 Jun 2019 CBC My Maps
	Washington governor declares drought emergency in almost half of state Washington, USA 20 May 2019 CBC My Maps
	Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait Haro Strait, Canada 19 May 2019 My Maps
	Grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay freed, headed for deeper water Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 12 May 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps

12 May -
11 Jun 2019

Salal (Gaultheria shallon) dying, tops showing dry brown leaves

Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

28 Apr 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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Apr 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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Feb 2019

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 - 6
Feb 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

	Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada 30 Oct 2018 CHEK My Maps
	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
	Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 5 Oct 2018 Daily Hive 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 -
30 Oct 2018

	Ocean / Sea	76
	Fish	63
	Weather	49
	Unusual Range / Sighting	43
	Marine Mammals	38
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	35
	Birds	31
	Human Health	27
	Seasonal Timing	27
	Sports / Recreation	26
	Plants / Kelp	24
	Death / Die-off / Decline	20
	Unusual Size / Abundance	17
	Buildings	17
	Invertebrates	16
	Safety	16
	Unusual Animal Behavior	12
	Extreme Temperature	12
	Insects	12
	Land	12
	Transportation	11
	Land Mammals	10
	Extreme Precipitation	9
	Food Security	9
	Microbes	9
	Agriculture	8
	Drought	8
	Economic Impact	8
	Sanitation	7
	Cultural Impact	6
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	6
	Fungi	6
	Pets	6
	Ice / Snow Change	6
	Air	5
	Flooding / Draining	5
	Infestation	5
	Algal Bloom	4
	Extreme Wind	4
	Fisheries	4
	Forestry	4
	Groundwater	4
	Parasite	4
	Pathogen	4
	Harvest Change	3
	Landslide / Avalanche	3
	Livestock	3
	Water Security	3
	Zoonotic Flu	3
	Energy	2
	One Health	2
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	2
	Pollution	2
	Reptiles	2
	Cyclone / Hurricane	2
	Fire	2
	Air Quality	1
	Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Aquaculture	1
	Atmosphere	1
	Amphibians	1
	Displacement	1
	Rain on Snow	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	1
	Water Management	1
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	1

	Summer	75
	Fall	59
	Spring	41
	Winter	30

	2024	1
	2023	9
	2022	3
	2021	23
	2020	21
	2019	35
	2018	34
	2017	46
	2016	21
	2015	4
	2014	2
	2012	6
	2009	2

	January	10
	February	9
	March	8
	April	14
	May	19
	June	23
	July	22
	August	31
	September	23
	October	21
	November	16
	December	11

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