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An orca whale on the surface of the surface of the Salish Sea, with a grey, cloudless sky in the background.

'Orca-tober' Webinar

On October 23 the Salish Sea Institute hosted a webinar on helping killer whales of the Salish Sea. You can find the recording at https://vimeo.com/877695730.

Due to a technical difficulty the recording did not start at the beginning of the webinar, and we apologize for missing the first few minutes of introduction. The recording begins as Monika Wieland Shields is giving an introduction about Orca Behavior Institute and the work they do.

Huge white cranes rise above a massive ship loaded with cargo containers at the twin-terminal Roberts Bank port facility in Delta, British Columbia

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Webinar

The Salish Sea Institute hosted a webinar on the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project on October 10. You can find the recording at https://vimeo.com/873784095

Additional resources:

State of the Salish Sea by Dr. Kathryn Sobocinski
https://cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/1/
Federal Review Panel Report
https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/documents/p80054/134506E.pdf

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project
https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80054

A map of Western Washington and the Salish Sea. The snow-capped, rugged Cascade Mountain range has rivers that flow into Desolation Sound and the Strait of Georgia. The Strait of Juan de Fuca connects to the Pacific Ocean.

Updated Map of the Salish Sea & Surrounding Basin

We're happy to share the newly-updated version of Stefan Freelan's Map of the Salish Sea & Surrounding Basin. Not surprisingly, it looks very similar to the 2009 version but with crisper lines and tighter resolution that allows for enlargements.