CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH

FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington, 98250 United States

Mission Statement

The Center for Whale Research is dedicated to the long term study and conservation of the endangered population of Southern Resident Killer Whales.

About This Cause

Orca Survey is a long-term photo-identification study of the Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcas) in North America's Pacific Northwest. The study was initiated by Principal Investigator, Kenneth Balcomb, in 1976 (under contract to the National Marine Fisheries Service) to ascertain the population size of the killer whales in the Greater Puget Sound environs of Washington State.

CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH
P.o. Box 1577
FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington 98250
United States
Phone 360-368-5835
Twitter @CWROrcas
Unique Identifier 911334319