Washington's San Juan Islands are best experienced from the water, and few adventures in the Pacific Northwest can top ...

Perched on the western edge of Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska’s intricate archipelago, Sitka combines the raw beauty of Alaskan wilderness with unexpected cultural sophistication, creating the ...

Orcas have a sophisticated language to communicate, with populations in different parts of world even speaking in 'dialects' which can be mapped out ...

The Port of Seattle is taking significant steps to address the impact of underwater noise on marine life, which can hinder ...

Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court to ...

Discover all you need to know about gray whales, including what they look like, how big they are, lifespan and where they live.

In the gaps between the visible ice, humpbacks blow out steam in spouts of warm whale air. Then a transient type A orca more than six metres long swims right across our bow. The passengers – mostly ...

A Southern Resident killer whale surfacing in Puget Sound with a dead salmon balanced on its head has drawn international ...

Typically, dolphins greet approaching boats and bow ride or leap playfully in their wakes. These dolphins seemed frantic, ...

Animal names often sound precise, but many are the result of early guesswork that never got corrected. Explorers, naturalists ...

Recruited by boat owner Audrey Benedict, Smith’s Tanbark Marine Services is managing a retrofit that borders on audacious: ...

Nickum is a Bainbridge Island resident who has written three other children’s books, including a nonfiction book for ...