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August 6, 2019 - Center for Whale Reserch Media Release:

The Southern Resident Killer Whale population has dropped to 73 as of July 1, 2019

Dammed to Extinction is an informative, educational, and entertaining film.

This eye-opening documentary explores the burning controversy over how to restore the dammed Snake River, potentially the most productive salmon spawning watershed left in the world, and how we can help Southern Resident orcas find food and survive.

Four obsolete dams choke off access to thousands of miles of wilderness rivers and streams. Removing these unnecessary dams will save money, salmon and orcas.

Lummi Nation has been called to bring Lolita, a killer whale stolen from the Salish Sea in 1970, back home. Lolita, also called Tokitae, has been held at the Miami Seaquarium for the past 47 years. The Lummi word for killer whale is Qwe lhol mechen which means our relations below the waves.. We consider blackfish to be our kin, and we consider families to be sacred. It is our duty to bring Tokitae home. Moreover, Tokitae is an ambassador for the Salish Sea. The Salish Sea is our sacred sea, and it is our obligation to help protect and restore the ecosystems, cultures, and communities of this place.

Please join us for the 2nd in our Share the Water series where we will have a discussion with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife vessel enforcement about responsible & respectful boating around whales, and how to Share the Water.REGISTER HERE This 2nd webinar will begin with Orca Network staff giving a short talk on the Southern Resident orcas, their fall/winter visits to Puget Sound, and on the need for boaters to keep their distance, especially with the new calf J57 and other pregnant females in the pods this year.Joining us will be Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) vessel enforcement staff, including Capt. Alan Myers, who will give a short introduction/presentation on their work. We are factoring in plenty of open time for questions.Learn more about our continued outreach to boaters to engage and educate them, and inspire them to be careful and respectful boaters, and better advocates for the whales and marine mammals who inhabit the Salish Sea. The state currently is also conducting education for recreational boaters; WDFW patrol vessels will flag down people who move in too close to orcas and guide them to leave plenty of room around the whales. And enforcement can and will be used for people who continually disregard the laws after previous warnings.From Wendy Berta Sines, manager of Orca Network's Langley Whale Center:Meet Katie Watkins, Assistant Manager for Orca Network's Langley Whale Center! Katie talks about the changes for us all during the COVID 19 pandemic, and how we can stay in touch to carry on our educational services in these changing times. She shares some great ideas for families and whale lovers wanting to stay involved with the whales, the Whale Center, and Orca Network ~ thanks Katie!Our first in a series of webinars celebrating Orca Action Month through the month of June. Ken Balcomb from the Center for Whale Research tells the history of Orca Survey from the 1970s to present, the role of males in orca matrilines, the pressing need to restore native salmon habitat, including Snake River dam removal, and who he would most like to talk to about it. Howard Garrett describes the main obstacles to retiring Tokitae and Susan Berta from Orca Network discussed the history and inspiration of Orca Month. The webinar includes questions to the panelists. Video link June 8 Orca Network's second in a series of webinars as part of Orca Action Month 2020 took place June 8 to discuss contaminants in Southern Resident orcas and how we can all do our part to reduce toxic pollution. Participants are Teresa Lawson - NOAA, Alyssa Barton - Puget Soundkeeper, Nancy Uding - Toxic Free Future, and Mindy Roberts - Washington Environmental Council. The full webinar can be seen HERE June 15 Orca Network's third in a series of webinars as part of Orca Action Month 2020 took place June 15 to discuss shipping traffic and underwater noise disturbance with Scott Veirs from OrcaSound and Rick Huey and Adrienne Stutes from Washington State Ferries. The full webinar can be seen HERE June 22nd Orca Network's fourth webinar as part of Orca Action Month 2020 was June 22, about the intertwined fates of Southern Resident orcas and salmon. The full webinar can be seen HERE June 29th Join us for a fun informal get together to celebrate the Southern Resident orcas. Bring your beverage of choice, watch some Southern Resident orca videos and share your favorite orca photos and stories. We'll even have a virtual silent auction with fun whale items!Register Here Live on or near the waterfront? We need your whale reports/photos! Learn more, including how to report your sightings from KOMO's Researchers seek help from waterfront residents for whale sightings . To sign up for Orca Network's regular compilation of whale sightings reports, please go to Sign up for Sightings Reports . More about whale sighting under the Sightings tab above.To thank you for your support, volunteer time, whale sightings, and being a part of Orca Network, here is a short video produced by John Gussman to help us all take a look back at the year.Very sad to report the loss of L41 Mega, as reported by the Center for Whale Research from an encounter with several matrilines of L pod in Haro Strait on January 24th, 2020.L41 is missing and presumed to have died sometime since the last time he was photographed on August 11 in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.L41 was the oldest Southern Resident male at 42 years old, born in 1977, the year after field studies on Southern Resident orcas began in 1976. We will include a tribute with photos and more on L41 Mega in a future report. The Southern Resident Killer Whale population has dropped to 72 as of January, 2019.Please see CWR's report for more information and photos On August 24, the South Whidbey Record published an article about the three most recent orca mortalities, J17, K25, and L84: Hope dwindles as resident orcas disappear That prompted a followup oped for The Record: Efforts rekindle hope for South Resident orcas We are saddened to report that three adult killer whales (orca) are missing and presumed dead as of July 1, 2019. These whales are from the extremely endangered Southern Resident killer whale population, that historically frequent the Salish Sea almost daily in summer months. Due to the scarcity of suitable Chinook salmon prey, this population of whales now rarely visit the core waters of its designated Critical Habitat: Puget Sound, Georgia Strait, and the inland reach of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.The missing whales are J17 Princess Angeline, K25 Scoter, and L84 Nyssa.