Justin Cox
Velcro Star Eating a Spotted Ratfish in the ...

Check out this velcro star with a spotted ratfish locked in a full nelson! SeaDoc Society scientists Joe Gaydos and Cat Lo came across this scene during a research dive in Howe Sound in British Columbia.

Justin Cox
Training The Trainers at Camp Orkila

Thousands of fifth-graders will cycle through Camp Orkila on Orcas Island this summer to engage with our marine ecosystem. As we round the corner into Spring, the counselors who will guide those kids (5,800 total!) are deep in preparation and training. 

Last week, our team was honored to lead a low-tide beach walk at Camp Orkila to train this year’s Orkila staff. All of the counselors received a signed copy of our best-selling (and award-winning!) book for fifth graders, Explore the Salish Sea: A Nature Guide for Kids. 

Training The Trainers at Camp Orkila
Justin Cox
Rochelle Severson and Kevin Campion Cycle off ...

After a decade of service on the SeaDoc Society’s Board of Directors, Rochelle Severson and Kevin Campion will cycle off, with Board Member Ardi Kveven taking over as Board Chair.

Justin Cox
Farewell Southern Resident IPA & Thank You ...

As I write this, sitting in The Woods taproom where Southern Resident is brewed, Two Beers has donated more than $15,000 in support of the SeaDoc Society’s collaborative work to save Southern Residents. 

Not to mention the story they’ve helped tell on thousands of boxes and cans sold throughout the Pacific Northwest over the last five years. In that initial creative design phase, their team was insistent that the whales’ story and SeaDoc’s mission be clear and prominent on the packaging. 

Farewell Southern Resident IPA & Thank You Two Beers Brewing
Justin Cox
Why are Killer Whales Harassing and Killing ...

For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and even killing porpoises without consuming them—a perplexing behavior that has long intrigued scientists.

A study published today in Marine Mammal Science, co-led by Deborah Giles of Wild Orca and Sarah Teman of the SeaDoc Society, a program of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, looked at more than 60 years of recorded interactions between Southern Resident killer whales and porpoises in the Salish Sea to better understand why they exhibit this behavior.

Why are Killer Whales Harassing and Killing Porpoises Without Eating Them?

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Early Giving is Open for Give Big Day

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Starting Thursday, April 27 at noon, you can schedule donations for Give Big Day 2017! The donation button is now live on www.givebigseattle.org/SeaDocSociety, but scheduled donations will not be charged to your card until Give Big Day, which is May 10.

Why schedule your donation early? Because it helps ensure that you don’t forget to give on the big day! Our lives are busy, and giving early allows you to donate when it's on your mind. Scheduled gifts will be processed very early on May 10, so your donations will also help SeaDoc get some great momentum to start to the day, which can encourage others to give as well.

For early giving, donors will be prompted to create a simple profile that includes their name, email and a password when they donate. Learn more about early giving in Give Big's FAQs.

To address the growing challenges facing the Salish Sea ecosystem, we are in the final stretch of a $1.5M fundraising campaign, Salish Sea Forever, designed to double our science and double our impact. We are fortunate to have a $125,000 matching grant, meaning every dollar that you donate on Give Big (including the ones scheduled in advance!) will be counted as two. "Now more than ever", please give BIG this year!

SeaDoc Society's mission is to improve the health of the Salish Sea ecosystem that is home to more than 8 million people and extraordinarily diverse fish and wildlife populations. We are a core program of the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center at the University of California Davis, a center of excellence in the School of Veterinary Medicine recognized as the top veterinary school in the world for the past three years.

Based on Orcas Island in the Salish Sea, SeaDoc works on both sides of the US/Canadian border. All donations are used in the Salish Sea. We have prioritized and funded more than 100 scientific projects documented in more than 70 peer-reviewed publications on topics ranging from evaluating water quality and contaminants to forage fish and killer whale recovery.

Thank you for supporting GiveBIG 2017! Schedule your donation today!