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T100C Laurel breaching. Photo credit: Julia Adelsheim

Why so many whales are in Vancouver waters—and how to (legally) spot them

UBC researchers explain what species you’re seeing—and how to watch them safely.

Posted in 2026, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, grey whales, humpback whales, killer whales, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, MMRU, orca, Strait of Georgia, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, whales

Questions about whales, seals, sea lions, or other marine mammals? Dr. Andrew Trites is your ‘go-to’ guy.

Questions about whales, seals, sea lions, or other marine mammals? Dr. Andrew Trites is your ‘go-to’ guy.

Dr. Andrew Trites has won UBC’s President’s Award for Public Education through Media.

Posted in 2025, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, awards, blue whale, grey whales, Guadalupe fur seals, humpback whales, killer whales, manatees, marine mammals, MMRU, science communications, sea lions, seals, whales

2022 – UBC students take on the Strait of Georgia

2022 – UBC students take on the Strait of Georgia

Students from IOF and other departments at UBC headed off on a whale-watching adventure.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews | Tagged with field trip, grey whales, IOF fieldtrips, IOF Student Society, IOF students, sea lions, whale-watching, whales

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