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Frequently Asked Questions on Board our Whale Watching Tours I have been an onboard biologist for a decade, and over this time, I have answered tens of thousands of questions…
Harbour seals are the most abundant marine mammal species on the BC coast. The population of seals around Victoria currently numbers about 105,000! Our high seal density can be a…
5% FOR THE FISH NO FISH, NO BLACKFISH WHALES NEED FISH...WE HELP Chinook Salmon Initiative in Sooke Scientific studies conclude that the single biggest risk to the endangered Southern Resident…
The “Feeding Our Endangered Orcas” Initiative – Media Event Notice Victoria, BC – You are cordially invited to witness first hand, film and ask us about a really unique salmon…
Spring in Victoria Means the Return of Birds and Bird-Watchers! If you think birds are cool, then Victoria in the spring is the place for you. If you don’t feel…
March 23 2017 - Captain and SpringTide Crew member Mark Williams joined Mark Brennae on CFAX 1070 yesterday afternoon to talk about the negative effects plastic bags have on our…
...but the Old Neighbourhood has Changed Among the whale watching community in British Columbia, the summer of 2016 has become known as the ‘Humpback Comeback’. Between May and October 2016,…
In the late 1970's, as legislation was introduced in BC and Washington to prohibit Orca capture in the Pacific Northwest, companies turned their attention to the open waters off Iceland. …
PRESS RELEASE - A Tragedy with a Silver Lining? And what we can do! J-2 or ‘Granny’ is well known around the world as the 100+ year old matriarch of…
RIP J34 ‘DoubleStuf’, 1998-2016 Last week, I was sitting in a meeting with a fellow whale researcher when he received some bad news: a dead Killer Whale had been found…