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Symbolically adopting a wild killer whale connects you with one of these amazing animals.

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2026 Catalogue:
Humpbacks of the North Coast

The 2026 Humpback Catalogue is Ocean Wise’s comprehensive photo‑identification guide to humpback whales observed around Chatham Sound, Work Channel, and Dixon Entrance East on the North Coast of British Columbia. It documents 507 individual whales and includes contributions dating back to 2001.

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Download the Whale Report App

Want to save whales, dolphins, porpoises and sea turtles along our coast? Our WhaleReport app makes it easy

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Adopt a Killer Whale!

Since 1992, the Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program has supported conservation-oriented research on wild killer whales

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Visit the Whale Trail BC

What will you discover? The Whale Trail BC inspires appreciation and care for whales and our marine environment by establishing...

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Whale Blitz

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Ocean Wise is based in the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xÊ·məθkwÉ™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and SÉ™lÌ“ílwÉ™taÊ”/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We work across Turtle Island and beyond, supporting Indigenous peoples in their vital work on ocean conservation and biodiversity whenever possible or as we are invited to.