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Ocean Wise Sightings Network - Ocean Wise
When you report sightings, large ships in your area are immediately alerted so they can take measures to avoid a ship strike or disturbance.
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The BCCSN Sightings Portal | WildWhales
Download and view your reported whale, dolphin, porpoise, and sea turtle sightings.Log In
The BCCSN Sightings Portal allows citizen scientists to view and download their cetacean and sea turtle sighti...
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The WhaleReport Alert System | WildWhales
What is the WRAS?
In October 2018, the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network launched an alert system that broadcasts pertinent details of whale presence to large commercial vessels. Information on whale p...
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Whales | WildWhales
Toothed Whales
The toothed whales-the odontocetes-generally feed on fishes and squid. Bigg’s (transient) killer whales are the only species of cetacean that consume other marine mammals. Toothed wha...
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Whale Wise Guidelines | WildWhales
Be Whale Wise!
Cetaceans live in a fragile world. Pollution, climate change, and other threats are taking their toll on all levels of the coastal food web. Many species of marine mammal, such as the e...
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Humpback Whale | WildWhales
Other characteristics
the pectoral fins are a key to identifying this species: these fins are nearly 1/3 as long as the body, the colour can vary from all black to all white, and the leading edge is s...