Characterizing Contaminant Concentrations in Priority Chinook Salmon Stocks Consumed by Resident Killer Whales in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean

• Main Author: Holbert, Stephanie
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Western CEDAR 2022
• Subjects: Albion; British Columbia; Canada; Fraser River; Pacific; First Nations; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://cedar.wwu.edu/ssec/2022ssec/allsessions/156; https://cedar.wwu.edu/context/ssec/article/3318/viewcontent/175_803beca62705489f867bd43784d7e2e9.pdf

The critically endangered, transboundary Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) (Orcinus orca) population faces significant threats including a reduced abundance of their primary prey (Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), physical and acoustic disturbance, and high levels of endocrine disruptin...