Searching for Killer Whales

Searching for Southern Resident Killer Whales in Oregon

We are not currently accepting volunteer applications at the moment for this project. Observations for this project concluded May 2026. Data and a project report will be available in coming months.

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Photo Credit: NOAA

Whale Science on the Oregon Coast

This project collected We are collecting critical data along the Oregon coast to help researchers understand where these whales are located, where they travel, and how they behave.

Contribution to Killer Whale Research

This project was a collaboration with Oregon Shores, a nonprofit based in Oregon whose mission is to educate and empower people to protect our coastal ecosystems and communities, to collect data for NOAA’s Killer Whale Recovery Plan and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Endangered Species Management Plan.