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Since 1976, the Center for Whale Research (CWR) has been the leading organization monitoring and studying Southern Resident killer whales in their critical habitat: the Pacific Northwest’s Salish Sea. CWR performs an annual census and regular health assessments of the orca population, informs the government of the whales’ ecosystem needs ...
Our dataset has provided ground-breaking insight into killer whale biology and ecology that we hope will help to inform management decisions to conserve this vulnerable and now endangered population.
The mission of the ORCA SURVEY Outreach & Education Center is to educate and give back to the public the information and knowledge that the Center for Whale Research and our colleagues have gathered during 48 years of research of killer whales (orcas) in the waters around the San Juan Islands.
Through the ORCA SURVEY program, the primary goal of the Center for Whale Research has been to provide an up-to-date census of the Southern Resident killer whale community. This data is ultimately what scientists and managers use to assess the status and trends of this endangered population over time.
Like many other cetacean species, orcas (killer whales) can be identified individually by their natural markings and differences in fin shape. Orcas have a prominent dorsal fin that varies in shape and size, often with distinctive nicks, indentations, and scars varying in shape and location. The whitish-grey pigmentation on their back—their ...
The Center for Whale Research is an internationally recognized non-profit research institution based in Friday Harbor, Washington, USA. For the last four decades, the CWR has conducted rigorous, non-invasive demographic and behavioral research on killer whales in the Pacific Northwest, with particular emphasis on the endangered southern ...
The Center for Whale Research (CWR) has employed countless staff and volunteers during the past five decades to assist in its essential work. Each of these devoted people has contributed to the CWR cause: identifying and understanding the Salish Sea orcas and advocating for the Southern Resident orcas (SRKW) in their efforts to survive.
CONSERVATION. Orcas (killer whales) are on top. They're an apex predator and sit at the top of the food chain. This means that everything in their environment, from the bottom to the top, affects their survival. Habitat conservation is really important. The whales are smart; they know what they need to do to survive.
The Center for Whale Research is the leading voice for the gravely endangered Southern Resident killer whales (orcas), having generated over four decades of scientific research and health assessments.
Killer whales (orcas) are the most cosmopolitan of all marine mammals, meaning they are found in every ocean around the world. There are certain areas where they tend to congregate, mostly in cold water. The North Pacific is home to some of the largest concentrations, with killer whale populations found regularly from California to Alaska.