New underwater technology could give scientists a direct line to orcas

The cable deployed in Haro Strait can be divided into what scientists call "virtual hydrophones" — discrete listening points ...

UW scientists looking at using fiber-optic cables to revolutionize orca research

The technology would allow researchers to detect the sounds of orcas and other mammals with high-frequency vocalizations ...
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How underwater internet cables could help save these endangered whales

Scientists from the University of Washington recently deployed a little over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to ...

Orca-saving experiment launches off the San Juan Islands

The stakes are high. The Southern Resident orcas are endangered and face a triple threat: underwater noise pollution, toxic ...
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Newborn orca spotted with Northwest’s endangered J Pod

Courtesy: SeaDoc Society, Center for Whale Research, and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance under NOAA Permit #26288-01 The orca J pod has been very active in Central Puget Sound waters Friday, and ...
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Watch: Drone captures 'killer' view of endangered orca pod swimming off Washington coast

EASTSOUND, Wash. – Stunning drone footage captured a pod of endangered Orca whales swimming in unison in the waters of Washington state. The pod of over 20 Southern Residential killer whales was ...