Like corn kernels in slowly heating oil, the orca sightings began sparse and unpredictable. But at some imperceptible moment, ...

Orcas are some of the ocean's most enigmatic and playful creatures, and they're not as elusive as you might think. Here's ...

An aerial view of the Stillpoint Lodge on Halibut Cove in the Kenai Peninsula. Photo Credit: Stillpoint Lodge Alaska has long been considered a place where people can "disappear" off the grid for any ...

Courtesy: SeaDoc Society, Center for Whale Research, and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance under NOAA Permit #26288-01 The orca J pod has been very active in Central Puget Sound waters Friday, and ...

I guided at The Ridge Lodge this summer. With years of guiding under my belt, it stood out as one of the best Alaskan lodges I've experienced. This is Part 2 on The Ridge Lodge, and fly fishing in ...

After guiding in Alaska for twenty years, I definitely have my opinions on what makes for a good fishing lodge and a quality Alaska experience. So many things go into the making of a top-notch ...

Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf in what appears to be an effort to revive it. Researchers with the Center for Whale Research, Sea Doc ...

Killer whales, including calves and juveniles, travel in their family group in the Gulf of Alaska in June 2025. It’s well documented by now that the marine heatwave that hit the Pacific Ocean in 2014 ...

An orca calf born to J36, aka Alki, died within the past three days, the Center for Whale Research reported Saturday. A southern resident killer whale from J pod was spotted pushing a dead calf ...

Viral videos can take many forms, and not all of them are real. A recent example? There’s a Jessica Radcliffe orca attack video that has popped up on TikTok and Facebook recently, but it’s entirely ...

In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s predator control program, it would be beneficial for the state to assess the significant economic benefits that ...

As so-called “killer whales” have made news over the past few years for violent boat attacks in European waters, marine biologists have noticed a far sweeter behavior in Iceland’s frigid waves: the ...