Share the Water

08/22/2026

Here is Orca Network's August 21, 2026 Whale Sighting Report: Js & Ls visit SJI, then Js return with Ks!; T36Bs & T137A delight in South Puget Sound as Jack keeps on breaching!; T65As return to Hood Canal

08/08/2026

Here is Orca Network's August 7, 2026 Whale Sighting Report: K Pod seen off San Juan Island; California Ts, CA27s, visit Deception Pass with T36, T36Bs, T69E, & T137A, then T36, T36Bs, T77C, T77E, & T137A visit Port Susan!

Email from Orca Network August 7, 2026 PHOTOS OF THE DAY K37 Rainshadow swims past Turn Point Light Station as K Pod makes their first visit to the central Salish Sea since March. photo by Beth Nauman

07/30/2026

Here is Orca Network's July 29, 2026 Whale Sighting Report: After T34s, T37s, T37As, & T65A5 visited Penn Cove and T137A visited South Puget Sound, orca sightings quiet in Puget Sound; Humpback Graphite adventures around Puget Sound!

Email from Orca Network July 29, 2026 PHOTOS OF THE DAY T124A2s spotted in Active Pass in the beautiful morning light. Photo taken from the shore of Galiano Island. photo by Karoline Cullen, July 15,

07/16/2026

Here is Orca Network's July 15, 2026 Whale Sighting Report: T34s & T37s pay a visit to Elliott Bay; T77C & T77E visit Port Susan; T65A5 spending time in Puget Sound; Humpback Graphite spends time breaching in Puget Sound

Email from Orca Network July 15, 2026 PHOTOS OF THE DAY Humpback CRC-19313 Graphite breaches in Puget Sound. photo by Whaley_Wild_Photography Created By April Basham, July 10, 2026 - T77C Neftali & T7

07/05/2026

Here is Orca Network's July 4, 2026 Whale Sighting Report: T65As return to Hood Canal; T46s briefly visit Puget Sound; T34s & T37s spend time in Admiralty Inlet; Humpbacks Skipper, Orion, & Graphite still in Puget Sound

Email from Orca Network July 4, 2026 PHOTO OF THE DAY T65A4 Ellifrit spyhops near older brother T65A2 Ooxjaa during one of the T65As' many visits to Hood Canal. photo by Becky Adams, June 28, 2026 ORC

06/26/2026

Here is Orca Network's June 25, 2026 Whale Sighting Report: Js & Greater L4s visit SJI - a new calf spotted with them!; Variety of Bigg's orcas roaming around inland Puget Sound; Humpback Skipper, injured last fall, seen in Puget Sound

Email from Orca Network June 25, 2026 PHOTOS OF THE DAY A Southern Resident orca breaches in Haro Strait - photo taken from shore of the west side of San Juan Island. photo by Hongming Zheng, June 15,

06/05/2026

Here is Orca Network's June 4, 2026 Whale Sighting Report: T64Bs & T65As in & out of Hood Canal; T137s visit South Puget Sound; T68Cs & T73Cs head into Puget Sound; Humpback Smoke & her calf have a breach-fest through Puget Sound

Email from Orca Network June 4, 2026 PHOTOS OF THE DAY Just one of the many breaches made by 2026 calf of CRC-20502 Smoke as the mom and calf pair headed north in Puget Sound. photo by Jason Cook, May

05/27/2026

Here is Orca Network's May 26, 2026 Whale Sighting Report: T65A3 & T65A5 join the rest of their family in Hood Canal!; T124A2s & T124A1, spotted with a new calf, visit Puget Sound; Humpback Smoke seen with a calf in Puget Sound!

Email from Orca Network May 26, 2026 PHOTO OF THE DAY T124A1 Bonapartes during a sea lion hunt near Bush Point, Whidbey. photo by Kat Martin, May 17, 2026 ORCA NETWORK WHALE SIGHTING REPORT We are wa

05/23/2026

As you enjoy our beaches this holiday weekend, please leave all wildlife alone ❤ Also, there have been several whale strandings in the area - do not approach, touch, or take bones from any dead marine mammals due to Federal laws and safety hazards. More info. below on what to do and not do, and who to call. Thank you!
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Heading to the coast this holiday weekend? Be sure to keep your distance from harbor seals and their pups that you may find along shorelines.

Harbor seals intentionally leave their pups on shore while the adults are away feeding. During that time the pups are resting and keeping warm - it’s much warmer on the shore than it is in the Pacific Ocean! Seeing a seal pup alone doesn't usually mean there is something wrong.

Remember to never approach, feed, or disturb harbor seals or their pups. It is a violation of federal law to harass seals, sea lions, and other marine mammals. Share the Shore with seals and sea lions by watching marine mammals in a safe, responsible way. Follow these tips from NOAA Fisheries West Coast !

-Give them space: NOAA recommends you keep yourself and your pets at least 100 yards (the length of a football field) from seals to make sure you're not disrupting them.
-Be considerate of mothers and pups: Moms may not return if humans are too close to the pup onshore. Keep your distance so mom can return to care for her pup.
-Keep pets away and on a leash: Pets can disturb or harm wildlife, or may separate mothers from their pups.
-Report strandings: If you see an obviously injured, stranded, or dead animal please call NOAA’s West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network at 866-767-6114.

Learn more at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/marine-life-viewing-guidelines/share-shore-watch-marine-mammals-responsibly

📷 WDFW

05/17/2026

Here is Orca Network's May 16, 2026 Whale Sighting Report: T64Bs & T65As visit Dyes Inlet; T137s journey around Puget Sound; T65A3 seen in Hood Canal, while T65A5 also spent time in Puget Sound; Gray CRC2687 spends time in Penn Cove!

Email from Orca Network May 16, 2026 PHOTOS OF THE DAY Humpbacks CRC-19820 Malachite & CRC-16216 Graze spent time lunge feeding very close to shore in Howe Sound, BC. This photo was captured from shor