Some species







 being studied by Cascadia Research Collective  (from  top left to bottom right): humpback whale, Blainville's beaked whale, blue whale, Townsend's big eared bat, false killer whale, gray whale, killer whale with harbor porpoise. All photos (c)


Cascadia Research is a non-profit, tax-exempt (recognized by the IRS under501c3) scientific and education organization based in Olympia, Washington, USA. We were founded in 1979 primarily to conduct research needed to manage and protect threatened marine mammals.


Recent news (select for details): 

New results on N Puget Sound gray whales see Cascadia Youtube Channel for videos(1 April 2016)

New publication on pilot whale population genetics in the Pacific (25 March 2016)

New publication on hawksbill sea turtle "lost years" (7 March 2016)

New publication on Band-rumped and Leach's storm petrels in Hawai‘i (7 March 2016)

Updates from our February field project off Kaua‘i (14 February 2016)

New publication on sperm whale depredation (31 December 2015)

New publication on recovery rates of dolphins (31 December 2015)

New publication on fin whale sound production (31 December 2015)

New publication on humpback whale diet and link ocean conditions (31 December 2015)

 

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