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The mysterious die-off of salmon and low plankton levels have many scientists concerned. Could radiation off the coast be the reason for the die offs?

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A federal rule that went into effect July 30 expands protected...

Endangered orcas get new protection from US government The new protection area goes from Canada down to Point Sur. Share Updated: 2:56 PM PDT Aug 2, 2021 The Associated Press The new protection area goes from Canada down to Point Sur. Share Updated: 2:56 PM PDT Aug 2, 2021 Hide Transcript GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. The new protection area goes from Canada down to Point Sur. Share Updated: 2:56 PM PDT Aug 2, 2021 The Associated Press Endangered killer whales receiv...

Southern Resident orca near Washington state presumed dead Aug. 2, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SEATTLE (AP) — An orca is presumed dead after being found in distress last week in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a body of water that separates Washington state from Canada, officials said. The cause of death for the Southern Resident orca pod’s oldest male, known as Cappuccino or K21, is still undetermined, but could include starvation, a chronic disease such as cancer, or both, according to Paul Cottrell of Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans Marine Mammal Unit. The Orca Behavior Institu...

SEATTLE (AP) — Endangered killer whales received new habitat protections from the U.S. government Friday. The National Marine Fisheries Service finalized rules to expand the Southern Resident orca’s critical habitat from the Canadian border down to Point Sur, California, adding 15,910 square miles (41,207 square kilometers) of foraging areas, river mouths and migratory pathways. Seattlepi.comreports that the total protected area now encompasses more than 18,000 square miles (46,620 square kilometers). “These critically endangered orcas are finally getting the federal habitat pr...