Passive acoustic monitoring off Vancouver Island reveals extensive use by at-risk Resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) populations

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: Riera, A, Pilkington, JF, Ford, JKB, Stredulinsky, EH, Chapman, NR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2019
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Canada; British Columbia; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00966; https://doaj.org/article/128eca7ac11a4ff1a4e66cf5a8bcb73c

Two sympatric populations of fish-eating Resident killer whales inhabit the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada: Southern and Northern Resident killer whales. These populations are listed under Canada’s Species at Risk Act (SARA) as ‘endangered’ and ‘threatened’, respectively. Relatively litt...