If you care about Puget Sound’s resident orcas, The Whale Trail ‘s winter gathering is the place to be this Thursday night, Here are updated details:

(J pod in Puget Sound. Front to back: J40 [Suttles], her daughter J63 [as yet unnamed], her brother J45 [Se-Yi’-Chn’. J63 is the newest calf in the southern resident population, currently 74 individuals [Maya Sears, Permit 27052])

The Whale Trail Winter Gathering 2025

Celebrating 50 Years of Puget Sound Orca Research

with Mark Sears and Maya Sears

Please join us for our Winter Gathering as we celebrate orca researcher Mark Sears and his 50 years of contributions to our understanding of orcas and other whales in central Puget Sound.

Mark has been a participant in and witness to the history and evolution of orca research in this regio

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